Bluestone Perennials  
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Monday, March 15, 2010
 



 
Shorter stalks with larger blue flower heads
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Order Code: LOBSS
Blooms: Summer to Early Fall
Flower Color: Blue
Sun-Shade: Mostly Sunny to Full Shade
Accent Color: Blue
Soil Condition: Normal, Clay
Plant Height: Medium
Zones: z3,z4,z5,z6,z7.z8,z9
Found in list(s): Good for Cut Flowers   
Plants that tolerate a Clay soil   
Plants that attract Hummingbirds   
Wet Tolerant   
Humidity Tolerant   
Plants that attract Butterflies   
LOBELIA siphilitica Blue Selection : Cardinal Flower

LOBELIA Blue Selection - Medium 24-30" - Plant 10" apart. zone 3-9. A stouter plant, with shorter stalks and larger flower heads. Likes a moist, wildflower-type growing situation. LOBSS

Available: SPRING 2010
  Price: $15.95
group(s) of 3

General Information
Spires of colorful hood-like flowers on stately spikes in late summer and fall. Likes moist soil. Will naturalize along ditches and streams. Butterflies and hummingbirds like them too.Prefers a moist soil, good cut flower.

Plant Care
Allow to selfsow. Winter over with stems on. Pinch back before flowering to produce compact plants. Good results if cut back when 4" tall to 1/2 and then again when 16" tall.