Re: blue chelone
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: blue chelone
- From: W*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:49:46 EDT
Are you sure it isn't blue lobelia?
Its blooming right now along my creek.
I found info on these using one the bookmarks shared with us by Pat-Mitchell:
http://www.homearts.com/affil/gardb/main/plantc1.htm
Lobelia syphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Cardinal Flower)
Plant Type: Perennial
Uses: Border, Rock Garden,
Wildflower/Meadow, Container or Bog-
Propagation: Seeds, Division
Habit: Upright
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade
Flower Color: Blue
Blooms: Summer
Width: 1 - 1.5 ft.; Height: 3 - 3.5 ft.
Fertility: Rich
Soil: Neutral, Well-drained
Zone: 5 - 8
Beautiful blue flowers are borne on 2 to 3 foot stalks and flowers appear
freely from August to September. Will self-sow so you may want to remove spent
flower stalks. Great Blue Lobelia will need dividing every few years.
Barb
whtros@aol.com
Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
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