Description: GREAT BLUE LOBELIA aka Blue Cardinal Flower. American native wildflower. Found in filtered sun areas. Woodlands, wetlands, and prairies over the eastern half of the United States. These will adapt to full sun if there enough water to keep the soil from drying out. Easy to grow from seed. Considered a short-lived perennial (3/4 years) that will reseed, but not evasive. These can be divided after year 2 and beyond. Also, propagated by cuttings(mid-summer). This is a clumping perennial that forms a mound of leaves with a spread of 1 1/2 ft that will throw up a 3-foot spike of intense blue flowers late summer through late fall. Pollinator magnet. Deer resistant. 300+ seeds per order.Some American Native Wildflower seeds need to go through a cold winter to germinate. This plant is one of them. They do this so the seed won’t sprout in fall, only to have the seedling not make it through a cold winter. I have stratified these seeds to simulate a cold winter(stratification) This raises the germination rate considerably. Thanks for looking!!lobelia siphilitic Perennial. Part sun / Full sun. (Soil can't dry out) Spring, soil temp 65F+. SOW-3/4 seeds per, press into soil (need light to germ), about 18"apart. Keep moist. Germination 10-21 Days. Thin to single best seedling. Use scissors to cut out unwanted sprouts. Medium water. Light fertilizer. Height 36" x 18" wide. Flowers are blue. Blooms mid-summer through fall.
Price: 3.25 USD
Location: Wichita, Kansas
End Time: 2024-08-02T10:16:44.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Plant Type: Decorative Wildflower Bedding flowering
Climate: Cold, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean
Common Name: LOBELIA
Color: Blue
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Growth Habit: mounding evergreen upright flowering
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 5 (-20 to -10 °F)
Plant Habit: mounding evergreen upright flowering
Soil Type: Chalk, Clay, Loam, Peat, Sand
Brand: Little Seed Store
Soil pH: Neutral
Season of Interest: Spring Summer Autumn, Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: wildflower flower seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Watering: Medium
Genus: Lobelia
Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Sun, Medium Sun
Features: native wildflower, cut flowers, deer resistant, Cold Resistant, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating, Potted
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Species: lobelia siphilitic
