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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 6-10 inches
Plant Spread: 18-22 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets

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Trade name information:
Series: Techno Heat™
Trade Name: Electric Blue
Cultivar name: 'Tec Elebule'

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Location: Illinois State University Horticulture Center, Normal, IL
Date: 2012-09-07
Taken at the Illinois State University Hortiuculture Center
Comments:
  • Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Aug 25, 2014 4:32 PM concerning plant:
    This variety was bred to tolerate heat better than the basic lobelias available in nurseries. Like other mounding, trailing lobelias, this is popular as a bedding plant, especially for use in hanging baskets and containers. The plants are petite and delicate, and they offer a nice color and texture contrast to more upright or spiky flower forms.

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