A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Native flower tubes feed bumblebees and other long-tongued pollinators.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Needs consistently moist soil; full sun is suitable only when moisture is reliable.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 1½–4 ft tall · 12–18 in wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–Fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 4–9
- Garden role
- Blue flower spikes for moist shade
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of woodland sage.
Salvia nemorosa
Try great blue lobelia for blue flower spikes for moist shade.
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Photo credits & licenses
Great blue lobelia: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Woodland sage: 3268zauber · CC BY-SA 3.0
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