species
Lobelia erinus
Trailing lobelia · Edging lobelia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Lobelia erinus is a annual in the family Campanulaceae, also known as Trailing lobelia or Edging lobelia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 20 cm tall and 20 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from May to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H3 (half hardy): −5 to 1°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 20 cm tall × 20 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H3 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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