Communities

Scientific Name

Lobelia gibbosa

Family Name

CAMPANULACEAE

Common Name

Tall Lobelia

Status

Height

stems 0.1m - 0.4m (10-40cm)

Flowers

Deep blue or bluish-purple, corolla variable in size. Anther lobes purple with hair tuft at apex.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Glabrous annual herb with erect flowering stems and few erect, often reddish, somewhat succulent branches from base.

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath; Wet moors

Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent especially on sandy heaths but also on wet moors from sea level to c 1000m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit - a capsule with the upper side swollen: seeds small. dry capsules to extract seed

Seed Treatment Method

Storage

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has an after-ripening period. Store for 4-6 months before sowing. Germination may be erratic with some species.

Germination Time

3-4 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes

May also be propagated from cuttings or by division.