General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Downy Lobelia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lobelia puberula
  • Synonym: Lobelia puberula var. simulans
  • Synonym: Lobelia puberula var. mineolana
  • Synonym: Lobelia puberula var. puberula

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Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-25
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2013-09-29
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