Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba'- GREAT BLUE LOBELIA 'ALBA' (white flowering)
White flowering form of common, great, modest, adaptable and easy to grow native perennial.
Prefers sun or partial shade and average moist to moist location. It is blooming in late summer, it has 1 1/2- to 3- foot spikes of snow white flowers
The value of this plant is late blooming, surprisingly very good adaptability to common garden soils or clay with average moisture (they survive late summer droughts pretty well, especially in clay soils). It is not too long-lived, but self-seeds reliably.
Lovely color combination is with Lobelia cardinalis, other great perennial companions are hardy Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Hosta, Persicaria, Phlox paniculata, Physostegia, Sanguisorba. Looks perfect in perennial border, wild garden, native plant garden, woodland garden, naturalized planting, at ponds or streams. Great as cut flower too.
Species name of siphilitica came from a prior medicinal use of the plant in the treatment of venereal disease.
Picture copyright : Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Commons Wikipedia
Blooming time : July to September
Size : 30” tall x 18” wide
USDA zones : 4 to 9
Culture : full sun, half shade, very light or dappled shade . Even this perennial comes from wet soils, it grows very well in average moist garden soils and can be surprisingly “drought tolerant”
Moisture Needs : average, moderately moist, moist, wet
Origin : Eastern North America, grows in moist to wet locations along streams, springs, swamps, meadows and in low wooded areas, see the USDA distribution map
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : offers nectar and pollen for bumblebees, other long-tongued bees, large butterflies and Halictid bees. Caterpillars of Pink-washed Looper Moth feed on leaves
Attracts Hummingbirds : only occasionally
Pot size : 3.5” x deep 4” perennial pot
Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba'- GREAT BLUE LOBELIA 'ALBA' (white flowering)
White flowering form of common, great, modest, adaptable and easy to grow native perennial.
Prefers sun or partial shade and average moist to moist location. It is blooming in late summer, it has 1 1/2- to 3- foot spikes of snow white flowers
The value of this plant is late blooming, surprisingly very good adaptability to common garden soils or clay with average moisture (they survive late summer droughts pretty well, especially in clay soils). It is not too long-lived, but self-seeds reliably.
Lovely color combination is with Lobelia cardinalis, other great perennial companions are hardy Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Hosta, Persicaria, Phlox paniculata, Physostegia, Sanguisorba. Looks perfect in perennial border, wild garden, native plant garden, woodland garden, naturalized planting, at ponds or streams. Great as cut flower too.
Species name of siphilitica came from a prior medicinal use of the plant in the treatment of venereal disease.
Picture copyright : Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Commons Wikipedia
Blooming time : July to September
Size : 30” tall x 18” wide
USDA zones : 4 to 9
Culture : full sun, half shade, very light or dappled shade . Even this perennial comes from wet soils, it grows very well in average moist garden soils and can be surprisingly “drought tolerant”
Moisture Needs : average, moderately moist, moist, wet
Origin : Eastern North America, grows in moist to wet locations along streams, springs, swamps, meadows and in low wooded areas, see the USDA distribution map
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators : offers nectar and pollen for bumblebees, other long-tongued bees, large butterflies and Halictid bees. Caterpillars of Pink-washed Looper Moth feed on leaves
Attracts Hummingbirds : only occasionally
Pot size : 3.5” x deep 4” perennial pot