Family: Campanulaceae
Name: Lobelia siphilitica
Bloom Time: July-September
Flower: blue, deep lavender
Soil Condition: moist-average, occasionally wet
Light: partial sun, shade
Size: 2-4' tall, 12-18" wide
Native Range: Eastern North America including Long Island
Zone: 4-9
Great blue lobelia is a great plant for full shade to full sun! It is a short-lived plant as the plant with the flower stem will die off but others will soon take its place. It is also a great naturalizer as it will self-sow readily in the garden.
Maintenance: none necessary.
Benefits: juglone (black walnut) tolerant, clay soil tolerant, drought tolerant, nectar source, bumble bee magnet, great for hummingbirds and butterflies
Fun Facts: It was thought this plant could cure syphilis and other venereal diseases, hence the species name of siphilitica.
Companion Plants: Chelone glabra (turtlehead), Carex woodii (pretty sedge), Carex grayii (mace sedge), Anemone canadensis (wild columbine), Caltha palustris (marsh marigold), Eutrochium purpureum (sweet joe pye weed), Clethra alnifolia (sweet pepperbush)
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