Plant Details
Lobelia siphilitica
Great Blue Lobelia
Scientific Name: |
Lobelia siphilitica |
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Common Name: |
Great Blue Lobelia |
Plant Family |
Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Herb/Wildflower |
Bloom Color(s): |
blue |
Size in Feet: |
5 |
Light: |
full sun |
Soil Moisture: |
sub hygric(*) |
Bloom Time: |
Ju; - Oct |
Bloom Area: |
Mountains |
Habitat Description: |
Bottomlands, moist forests, ditches, wet meadows, streambanks (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Mountains, rare in Piedmont. |
State Rank: |
No NC Rank Listed (*) |
Global Rank: |
No Global Rank listed (*) |
State Status: |
No NC Status Listed (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
Notes: |
"This blue counterpart of the Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a most desirable plant for woodland gardens especially since it blooms bright blue in late summer. The unfortunate species name, siphilitica, is based on the fact that it was a supposed cure for syphilis." All parts poisonous. Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center |
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Blooms
© Tom Harville |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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