Edging Lobelia (Indian Pink)
Lobelia erinus. CAMPANULACEAE (LOBELIACEAE).
Planting and Growing Edging Lobelia
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow edging lobelia in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of edging lobelia
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for edging lobelia
- Season of bloom and planting time for edging lobelia
- When, how deep, and where to plant edging lobelia
- How to plant edging lobelia
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of edging lobelia
- Landscape and container uses of edging lobelia
- Comments about edging lobelia and its features
Growing Edging Lobelia
Many cultivars of low, spreading or trailing, deciduous perennial herbs, to 9 in. (23 cm) tall. Shiny, deep green, gold-tinged, oval or lance- to needle-shaped leaves, 1/2–1‑in. (12–25‑mm) long.
Great lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica, is a related species with similar care needs.
See also Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis, an upright and narrow perennial, usually with deep-red flowers.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many blue, pink, purple, white, open, 5-petaled flowers, to 3/4‑in. (19‑mm) wide, with white, yellow centers, in early summer–autumn.
Best Climates
Tender. Self-seeding. Plant as annual, zones 3–8; ground hardy, zones 9–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.5–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full to filtered sun, 1 ft. (30 cm) apart, after frost hazard has passed.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Fertilize monthly. Mulch. Protect from heat. Propagate by seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, hanging baskets, beds, borders, containers, edgings, ledges in cottage, formal gardens. Pest and disease resistant.