Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower Lobelia siphilitica

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Lobelia siphilitica

Family:

Campanulaceae

Genus:

Lobelia

Species:

siphilitica

Common Name:

Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower

Seeds Per Pound:
7,767,000
Quantity:
0.11 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
700
Germination:
86%
Germination Test Type:
Actual
Purity:
97%
Height:
2-3 feet
Collection Locale:
Pennsylvania
Crop Year:
2021
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
4
In Stock: 0.11 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 700 seeds)
$3.95
5 gram (~ 85617 seeds)
$23.11
10 gram (~ 171233 seeds)
$34.50
1 oz (~ 485438 seeds)
$69.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: none required.
Stratification: cold stratify for 60 days.
Germination: surface sow and keep moist, tamp the soil, requires light for germination.
In a Nutshell:
* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It produces a spike of zygomorphic flowers in the late summer. more...
* It was believed by some native North American Indian tribes that if the finely ground roots were secretly added to the food of an arguing couple then this would avert a divorce and they would love each other again. more...