Crystal Palace Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Height: Full grown plants grow to about 8 inches, and tend to trail.
Leaf: the upper leaves are linear and lower leaves are elliptic to obovate and grow up to1 inch long, all are serrate. Leaves are greenish bronze in color.
Plant Distribution:
Common Uses: Crystal Palace Lobelia is often used as a common edging plant in floral gardens and homes. It is mainly a horticultural ornamental.
Pollinators:Lobelias are often pollinated by insects, particularly butterflies.
Fruit/Flower info: The flowers are blue to violet in wild plants, with a five-lobed corolla 8–20 mm across; they are produced in loose panicles. The fruit is a 5–8 mm capsule containing numerous small seeds
Resources:
http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/lobelaquaemon.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobelia_erinus
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