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Lobelia
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Lobelia erinus
Plant type:
cool-season annual
Height:
5 inches
Location and soil:
part shade; cool, moist soil
Uses:
edging, containers
Bloom time:
summer
Color range:
light blue, dark blue, wine, white
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
8-12 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
21 days
Germination temp.:
75 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
surface sow
Needs light or dark to germinate:
light
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
6 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
good for a splash of blue in window boxes and hanging baskets
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