| Scientific Name: | Lobelia erinus |
| Common Name: | lobelia |
| Family Name: | Campanulaceae |
| Origin: | Africa - southern |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (grown as) |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Spreading |
| Form: | Mounded |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Bedding plant, Container planting, Summer interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Linear, Oblanceolate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Blue, Violet, Pink, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Trailing perennial; leaves alternate, upper blades linear, 12-25mm long x 2-3mm wide, lower blades elliptical-obviate, margins toothed; raceme with tubular flowers 12-18mm long, blue/violet, Apr-Jun. | |