Family Index

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Scientific Name

Lobelia rhombifolia

Family Name

CAMPANULACEAE

Common Name

Branched Lobelia

Status

Rare

Height

branches 0.08m - 0.3m (8-30cm)

Flowers

Solitary, terminal; lobes bright blue, tube and throat of corolla pale greenish-yellow.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Glabrous annual herb with erect branches arising from slender, fleshy white, branched rootstock.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Clarence; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Local in a variety of locations near the east coast.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

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 upper side swollen. 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.