Botanical Name
Lobelia siphilitica
Common Name
Great Blue Lobelia
Wetland Status
OBL
This showy perennial, 2’-3’ tall, produces bright, lavender-blue, tubular flowers. Not at all drought tolerant, keep soil moist, watering if necessary in average soil conditions. Full sun to part shade. Provides late summer bloom to the perennial border, wild garden, native plant garden, woodland garden or naturalized planting. Also effective near ponds or streams.