Lobelia "Butterfly Blue"

14 Jul, 2010
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This is a new Lobelia that was bought this year to replace some of the stock that I lost over the winter. Very similar flowers to L.siphilitica, but the crowns take on a different shape to L.siph as the flowers form (much more rounded) and it's a happier plant in full sun.

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Mushybanna

Lovely colour and a great looking flower ..

14 Jul, 2010

Janette

I love this Meanie ,the colour is so intense ....

14 Jul, 2010

Milky

Gorgeous colour Meanie......

14 Jul, 2010

Meanie

Thanks guys.

14 Jul, 2010

Clematisa

Beautiful colour.

15 Jul, 2010

Delonix1

Meanie:

Striking looking bright blue! How tall does it grow?

16 Jul, 2010

Meanie

Delonix - it should hit a couple of foot by the end of it's flowering period. The Queen Victoria varieties can hit three foot pretty easily.
No good to you though as they "like their feet wet"!
Thank you Clematisa - I have a thing about the perennial Lobelias.

16 Jul, 2010

Delonix1

Meanie:

Thanks for the information! Yes, it probably wouldn't do well here...the soil is just too dry here for any plant that likes wet feet. I have a difficult enough time keeping my tropical plants alive which love a lot of water.

16 Jul, 2010