Scientific Name: Lobelia gibbosa

Common Name: tall lobelia

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Campanulaceae

Form Description: Glabrous annual herb with erect flowering stems and few erect, often reddish, somewhat succulent branches from base.

Height (m): 0.1 – 0.4

Flowers: Deep blue or bluish-purple, corolla variable in size. Anther lobes purple with hair tuft at apex.

Fruit: Capsule with the upper side swollen. Seeds small.

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes

Widespread and locally frequent especially on sandy heaths but also on wet moors from sea level to about 1000m.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

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

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.