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Trailing Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Trailing Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)

Photo: Christopher Stephens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

cobalt, white

What actually matters with this one

It stops dead if it dries out once. Basket compost with water-retaining granules is worth the trouble here.

How to grow it

Light
part shade
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Annual
Height
20 cm trailing
Flowers
May to September
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.