STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- I‘ve been growing Lobelia, a striking deep blue flower with white eyes, for many years. And although they’d always start out looking wonderful, as the summer season progressed, ...

A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate in spring and early summer. The great blue lobelia is a delight in the mid- to late-summer garden. The bright blue flowers of Lobelia ...

UNLIKE the annual blue bedding lobelia which is commonly used to fill in gaps in summer containers or cascades from hanging baskets, perennial lobelias are tall, elegant, striking plants with flowers ...

SEATTLE — Lobelias aren't just for hanging baskets anymore! Perennial species come in a wide variety of spectacular colors and sizes and hummingbirds go ga-ga over them. In addition, they're ...

Dramatic: flame-coloured Lobelia tupa has 5ft tall stems and blood-red flowers What should they know of lobelia who only blue lobelia know? We all know that its seed is the first to be sown each ...

Lobelia is one of those tiny but addictive plants that you can find at almost any nursery. For $4, you can get a year-round fix with six small plants to tuck into pots, corners and flower beds. At ...

Q: Why would my perennial lobelia be only partially wilting? I keep an eye on watering so it doesn’t get too dry. A: This can often be the work of an infection or, less commonly, stem-boring insects.

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 129, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 2002), pp. 187-193 (7 pages) The pollination biology and flower visitors of Lobelia spicata, an herbaceous prairie perennial, ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in FranklinCounty profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate ...