How to tend a Lobelia x speciosa

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries

Sunlight

Like adequate light, long-day plant, shade properly under summer strong light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply twice monthly in spring

Pruning

Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Africa
Category
Campanulaceae, Lobelia
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period July-September, viewing period 1-2 weeks
Flower colors
blue purple, white