Pale Spike Lobelia
Lobelia spicata
Slender spikes of pale lilac-blue flowers rise from a basal rosette in early summer. An understated, adaptable lobelia for sun or light shade in prairie.
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Lobelia species
- Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)
- Glade Lobelia (Lobelia glandulosa)