Lobelia speciosa Starship Deep Scarlet

Description

This is our favourite Lobelia with showy dark bronze green foliage producing spikes of bright scarlet flowers from mid summer through to the first frosts. Cut back spikes once flowering has finished and you will be treated to more flowers all summer. It is a real feature plant in both mixed borders and pots/troughs. It will grow in sunny positions as well as shade or part shade (light woodland conditions) but the narrow ovate leaves may lose the bronze colouring.

Although often treated as an annual, Lobelia speciosa Starship Deep Scarlet is hardy and will bulk up over the years. It appreciates a moist but well drained soil with a mulch during winter. This clump forming, deciduous perennial Lobelia will produce more and more flower spikes each year. No part of the plant is edible and it can be an irritant for some people so it is recommended to wear gloves whilst handling.

More Details:

Family: Campanulaceae 
Syn: Lobelia × speciosa ‘Pas905521’
Common Name: Scarlet Lobelia
Native: Nursery created by hybridising from L. fulgens, L. cardinalis and L. siphilitica
Height x Spread: 100cm x 30cm (39″ x 12″)
Soil Type: Moist but Well Drained
Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Aspect: Sunny
UK Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Time: July, August, September
Flower Colour: Scarlet
Foliage Colour: Bronze Green