Downy Lobelia
Lobelia puberula
Spikes of velvety deep-blue flowers light up moist fall woodlands and meadow edges. More shade- and drought-tolerant than its cardinal-flower cousins.
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
More Lobelia species
- Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Pale Spike Lobelia (Lobelia spicata)
- Glade Lobelia (Lobelia glandulosa)