Scientific Name: Lobelia anceps

Common Name: angled lobelia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Campanulaceae

Form Description: Perennial herb with slender rhizomes and aerial stems, ascending or erect, angled and narrowly winged.

Height (m): 0.04 – 0.4

Flowers: Pale blue or lilac, solitary, on slender stems shorter than leaves. Flowers most of year.

Fruit: Capsule, narrow 8-12mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationSaltmarsh
Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent in salt and brackish marshes and in wet coastal heaths.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Prefers full sun in a damp location and may become invasive. Frog habitat.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Since it flowers for most of the year seed may be collected almost any time. Dry capsules to extract seed.

Seed Treatment Method

Storage Stratification at 3-5°C for up to 3 months may improve results. Place seed in a damp medium, lightly covered. Put moist seeds in a plastic bag and store in the fridge.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed has an after-ripening period. Store for 4-6 months before sowing. Germination may be erratic with some species.

Germination Time

3-4 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings or by division.