Great Blue Lobelia
Stunning Blue Blooms for Pollinators and Wet Areas
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Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Great Blue Lobelia is a striking native perennial known for its tall spikes of vivid blue flowers that bloom from late summer into fall. This plant thrives in moist environments and is a favorite among pollinators, adding vibrant color to wetlands, rain gardens, and shady areas of your landscape.
Key Characteristics:
- Ecological Benefits: The tubular flowers of Great Blue Lobelia are a rich nectar source for hummingbirds, bumblebees, and butterflies. It’s especially beneficial to long-tongued pollinators like the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the Giant Swallowtail butterfly.
- Wildlife Habitat: In addition to supporting pollinators, Great Blue Lobelia provides habitat for beneficial insects and helps stabilize soil in wet areas, making it useful for preventing erosion along streambanks.
- Landscape Uses: This plant is ideal for rain gardens, wet meadows, streambank restoration, and woodland edges. It thrives in moist soils and can handle partial shade, making it a great choice for areas that need color in lower light.
- Low Maintenance: While it prefers moist soils, Great Blue Lobelia is adaptable and can tolerate short periods of drought once established. It’s a hardy and easy-to-grow plant that requires little care.
Product Details:
- Native range: Eastern and Central North America
- Plant life cycle: Perennial
- Sun requirements: Full sun to part shade
- Soil requirements: Moist to wet soils; tolerates clay
- Mature height: 2 to 3 feet
- Bloom time: Late summer to early fall
- Bloom color: Deep blue
- USDA Hardiness zones: 4-9
Great Blue Lobelia brings beautiful color and essential pollinator support to damp areas of your garden. Its easy-care nature and ecological benefits make it a perfect choice for gardeners looking to enhance biodiversity in moist, shaded, or wetland spaces.
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Sun RequirementsPart Sun/Shade, Full Sun
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Soil RequirementsMedium-Wet
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Bloom ColorBlue
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Bloom TimeJuly, August, September
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USDA Hardiness ZonesZone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9+
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