Scientific Name:	Lobelia erinus
Pronunciation:	loe-BEEL-yuh ur-EYE-nus
Common Name:	lobelia
Family Name:	Campanulaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Trailing perennial; stem leaves 1.5cm long, narrow, linear, serrate,mid-dark green; flowers 5cm, raceme, tubular, blue/violet, Apr-June.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, HORT 1193/1293, Level 2 Apprenticeship

Habit: Dense, Spreading Form: Mounded Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: High Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Bedding plant, Container planting, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown may include L. 'Techno Heat Upright Dark Blue'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green, Bronze Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear, Obovate Apices: Acuminate, Rounded Bases: Attenuate Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Tubular Colour (petals): Showy, White, Violet, Blue, Pink Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct, Nov Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium

Location(s): (BED) BEDding, container, or basket (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area : cv. Techno Heat Upright Dark Blue (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa (PDW) PonD West : cv. Techno Heat Upright Dark Blue Location Map

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