species
Lobelia dortmanna
Dortmann's cardinalflower · water lobelia
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Lobelia dortmanna belongs to the family Campanulaceae, also known as Dortmann's cardinalflower or water lobelia, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is acid or neutral and in poorly drained or boggy conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- In the UK
- Native
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