Lobelia Erinus (Bedding Lobelia, Edging Lobelia) Edging Lobelia Is a Tender Perennial That Is Usually Grown As an Annual

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Lobelia erinus (Bedding Lobelia, Edging Lobelia) Edging lobelia is a tender perennial that is usually grown as an annual. It has a very showy flower that could be dark purple or blue in color. It grows in fertile, well-draine soil of any type, and needs fuul or partial sun. Landscape Information French Name: Lobélie érine ﺧﺸﺨﻴﺸﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﻳﺢ, ﺣﺸﻴﺸﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺰﺍﺯ :Arabic Name Pronounciation: low-BEE-lee-a EAR-rin-us Plant Type: Groundcover Origin: South Africa Heat Zones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Hardiness Zones: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Uses: Border Plant, Indoor, Container Size/Shape Growth Rate: Fast Tree Shape: Plant Image Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm Time to Ultimate Height: 1 to 2 Years Lobelia erinus (Bedding Lobelia, Edging Lobelia) Botanical Description Foliage Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible Leaf Persistance: Deciduous Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate Leaf Margins: Entire Leaf Textures: Glossy, Fine Leaf Scent: No Fragance Color(growing season): Green Color(changing season): Green Flower Flower Showiness: True Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5 Flower Image Flower Type: Panicle Flower Scent: No Fragance Flower Color: Purple, Blue, Pink Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall Fruit Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Showiness: False Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5 Fruit Colors: Brown Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall Lobelia erinus (Bedding Lobelia, Edging Lobelia) Horticulture Management Tolerance Frost Tolerant: No Heat Tolerant: Yes Drought Tolerant: Yes Salt Tolerance: Poor Requirements Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline Water Requirements: Moderate Light Requirements: Full, Part Management Invasive Potential: No Leaf Image Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No Pruning Requirement: Little needed, to develop a strong structure Life Span: Less than 25 Edible Parts: None Plant Propagations: Seed MORE IMAGES Fruit Image Bark Image Other Image.

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Lobelia Erinus
CROP MANUAL Lobelia erinus Central Europe North Europe Compact Upright Pendula Maritima © 2019 Syngenta. All rights reserved. The publication and its content is proprietary to Syngenta. It may not be photocopied or reproduced in any form. Product names marked ® or ™, Syngenta Flowers, the SYNGENTA Wordmark and the SYNGENTA Logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. Syngenta has exercised reasonable care and skill in compiling this publication. All data in this brochure is intended for general guidance only and the user should apply it only for the purposes for which it has been created and in accordance with his own knowledge and experience of local conditions. Syngenta cannot accept any liability in connection with this advice. TM Classification: PUBLIC Finished Plant Lobelia Remarks. Series Type Leaf colour Pot size Comment N.A Compact Upright upright green packs, 10,5-12 cm heat tolerance Pendula trailing green 10,5-12 cm hanging baskets Maritima - green 10,5-12 cm crystals scented Calendar Week 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 P F P F P F P F P F Temperature dependent culture P F weeks P F P F P F P F P F P F | Crop Manual | TM Classification: PUBLIC Lobelia erinus 2 Cultivation Advice Alter temperature set points according to light levels. In fall and winter light levels generally are low and temperature set points are best decreased for optimum plant quality. Please note that lower temperatures will increase culture time. Later potting weeks need to pinch to get a proper habit in a 12 cm pot.
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