What's the BUZZ About Red, White and Blue Lobelias?

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The lobelias are strikingly beautiful and attract hummingbirds and other pollinators like native bees and butterflies. There are several species and their red, white, or blue blooms which form in tall spikes are an eye catching addition to any pollinator garden.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the Lobelias
0:20 Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis, Bloom Time, Bloom Description, Growing Requirements, Size, Pollinators
1:12 Pale Spiked Lobelia, Lobelia spicata, Bloom Time, Bloom Description, Growing Requirements, Size, Pollinators
1:56 Lobelia Sap Toxicity and Deer and Rabbit Resistance
2:19 Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica, Bloom Time, Bloom Description, Growing Requirements, Size, Pollinators, Past Medicinal Use for Syphilis

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[@joshuawaynehensley]

More flowers, less fireworks 🎉

[@BackyardEcology]

My thoughts exactly!

[@LostInThisGardenofLife]

I’ve been planting them in container ponds with canna and they do amazing! I love lobelia! ❤

[@BackyardEcology]

Sounds like a perfect spot for a lobelia!

[@wilsonhicken3446]

Sooo gorgeous

[@BackyardEcology]

They are awesome flowers!

[@braukorpshomebrew6039]

I tried to start these from seeds. I had such a hard time getting them to germinate. Better luck next time

[@BackyardEcology]

Best luck we have had is by sowing them into flats in the winter and leaving them outside in the cold. This year we had great germination and have well over 300 each of cardinal flower and great blue lobelia planted out into pots. We have a nursery which is why we grow so many.

[@davehendricks4824]

I had cardinal flower. You’re right, it likes a lot of water and my yard is too dry.

[@BackyardEcology]

I always find it growing in swamps and along creeks, along with great blue.

[@davehendricks4824]

@@BackyardEcology I’ve seen it in the rivers kayaking west central Florida with my son.

[@BackyardEcology]

@@davehendricks4824 It will grow well if it has wet feet.

[@davehendricks4824]

@@BackyardEcology Silver Springs park outside Ocala has red and blue. I wanted to bring some home.🥺 They also have wild monkeys roaming along the backwaters of the river. From Tarzan movies filmed there that escaped. I actually got video of them!

[@BackyardEcology]

@@davehendricks4824 You never know what critters you will find in Florida.

[@geeker211]

Two years ago I planted a few blue lobelias in my garden, now this year they've taken over my whole property! there's about 50 - 75 of them. They're beautiful but how can I keep them from killing off all my other flowers and plants?

[@BackyardEcology]

Lobelia has tiny dust like seeds that disperse readily. The best way to keep it from spreading to places you don't want it to is to remove the flower stalks after the plant has quit flowering.