STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- I‘ve been growing Lobelia, a striking deep blue flower with white eyes, for many years. And although they’d always start out looking wonderful, as the summer season progressed, ...

A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate in spring and early summer. The great blue lobelia is a delight in the mid- to late-summer garden. The bright blue flowers of Lobelia ...

SEATTLE — Lobelias aren't just for hanging baskets anymore! Perennial species come in a wide variety of spectacular colors and sizes and hummingbirds go ga-ga over them. In addition, they're ...

Dramatic: flame-coloured Lobelia tupa has 5ft tall stems and blood-red flowers What should they know of lobelia who only blue lobelia know? We all know that its seed is the first to be sown each ...

Q: Why would my perennial lobelia be only partially wilting? I keep an eye on watering so it doesn’t get too dry. A: This can often be the work of an infection or, less commonly, stem-boring insects.

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 129, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 2002), pp. 187-193 (7 pages) The pollination biology and flower visitors of Lobelia spicata, an herbaceous prairie perennial, ...

Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that blooms for long weeks at the end of summer. Like its striking cousin, the red cardinal flower, this lobelia ...

If you are one of those gardeners scouring plant catalogs this time of year, here are a few perennials suggestions. Make sure catalog varieties are listed as suitable for our climate, which is Zone 9.

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in FranklinCounty profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A great variety of blue-flowering perennials predominate ...