Lobelia is a plant that can delight with its flowering from the beginning of summer and right up to frost. This flower will be appropriate in every corner of the garden, wherever it was planted. However, in order to get strong seedlings, you need to properly plant the seeds and ensure proper care of the seedlings, which is easy to do by following the step-by-step instructions.

Content

• 1 What is this flower
• 2 Place lobelia in landscape design
  • 2.1 At Clube
  • 2.2 In hanging baskets
  • 2.3 In decorative flowerpots
  • 2.4 Tower of flowerpots
• 3 Varieties of lobelia
  • 3.1 Ampelnaya
  • 3.2 Spray
  • 3.3 Cascade
  • 3.4 Annuals
  • 3.5 Perennial
• 4 Most popular varieties with photos
• 5 Planting lobelia seeds
  • 5.1 Soil and planting tanks
  • 5.2 Sowing dates
  • 5.3 Sowing seeds
  • 5.4 Care of seedlings
  • 5.5 Picks
  • 5.6 Pinching
• 6 Planting seedlings
  • 6.1 Video: planting flower pots
• 7 Care
  • 7.1 Watering and feeding
  • 7.2 Pruning

What is this flower

Lobelia - one of the most popular types of flowers for the garden or the garden

Lobelia - one of the most popular plants in flower growers. It attracts attention with its delicate flowers, which grow in dense groups, and ampelous forms hang beautifully from pots, resembling a waterfall. This plant is a perennial shrub of the Kolokolchikovy family, which is grown on the territory of our country, in most cases, as an annual. The birthplace of the flower is South Africa, where the flower grows on wet and stony rocks, although it can be found almost all over the world in areas with tropical and temperate climates. In total, there are about 300 species of lobelia, among which only 20 are cultivated culturally.

Place lobelia in landscape design

Lobelia is often used in the design of landscape design. The flower looks great both on the balcony and in the form of “carpets” near water bodies, in compositions of an alpine slide next to other perennials. In modern design lobelia is widely used to create comfort in the corners of the garden, for which it is planted in flowerpots or containers. The most common places for planting at home are flower beds, curbs, hanging baskets.

Klubbe

Before planting a flower on a rabatka or flower bed, you need to think about what will be the color scheme of the future composition.

Rabatka - a rectangular flower garden in the form of a narrow strip of about 2 m, located along the fence or garden path with other plants.

For combination with lobelia, the flower bed must be formed from similar shades: blue, lilac, blue, violet Such a combination of colors looks quite attractive: crimson and white, blue and red, yellow and blue.

For combination with lobelia, the flower bed needs to be formed from violet, lilac, blue and blue shades.

In hanging baskets

When growing ampelous species, such flowers look most beautiful in hanging baskets in the form of a ball - the plants are a solid carpet of flowers that hides the frame. One of the easiest options for planting lobelia are coconut liners. They are pre-made holes, filled with soil and planted plants from the outside of the tank.

Ampel lobelia look great in hanging baskets

In decorative flowerpots

Lobelia looks very attractive in decorative flowerpots, for which you need to choose the right "neighbors". If paired with it use stunted flowers, then for a variety of composition you can plant plants with different texture of leaves and size of flowers. For such plantings are great vases of large diameter. To give a floral composition dynamism, you can perform a combination of compact plants with upright plants.

The original solution in landscape design will be the use of a flowerpot of the type of a round vase. In this case, the amber lobelia can be planted in the bowl itself, and the small bushes of this flower can be planted at the foot by doing light dumping. To give the garden some zest in the design, you can install several flowerpots of different sizes with contrasting colors.

To lobelia in the flowerpots looked attractive, you need to choose the right "neighbors"

Tower of flowerpots

Lobelia stands out noticeably when grown in a flower tower, i.e. pots stacked on top of each other. In order to form such a composition, several clay pots are taken with a difference in diameter of about 7 cm. After that, the lower container is filled with soil and the armature is inserted, which is buried in garden soil through the hole in the bottom part, thereby ensuring the stability of the flower stack. The remaining pots are placed on each other, putting them on the reinforcement and filling them with soil, followed by tamping. Lobelia is planted in combination with other flowers starting from the lower pots, after which they make abundant watering. In such compositions, blue flowers are well combined with purple and pink petunia, as well as white and red balsamine.

As an example, a tower of pots is given, in which lobelia will stand out noticeably.

Lobelia species

There are a large number of varieties of lobelia, which differ in the length of the shoots, size and color of flowers. The most popular of them are ampelous and bush.

Ampelnaya

Ampel lobelia (climbing) - plants with thin and long shoots up to 60–70 cm. Flowers and leaves on them are scattered along the entire length of the twigs. This species looks great not only in hanging tanks, but also on the ground. Long branches diverge on the sides, without interfering with other colors. Ampelny view is great for decorating large flowerpots and flower beds, and for the tracks this option will not be the best, since you will just walk on the flowers.

Ampel lobelia has many varieties, here are some of them:

• fiery lobelia;
• лоболия Герарди;
• sternum lobelia;
• blue lobelia;
• Lorita Dortmana.

Ampelnaya лобелия имеет множество видов и подходит для украшения крупных вазонов, клумб, дорожек

Spray

Spray лобелия имеет раскидистые и компактные кустики с длиной стебля до 30 см. Этот вид отлично подходит для украшения рабаток, клумб, дорожек, цветников, бордюр.

Amplum lobelia is recommended to pinch, which contributes to better branching.

Of the bush lobelia, the most popular is the Royal Palace variety. It is characterized by bright red flowers and bronze color of leaves. Bushes are formed at a height of 12-15 cm.

Cascade

Cascade lobelia are the most magnificent. They are less dense compared to ordinary ones, but longer ones are 35–40 cm. They can be landed on the ground, but they can be more effective when placed on an elevation, for example, in pots, pots, and boxes.

Cascade лобелия по сравнению с обычной имеет менее плотные кустики, но зато более длинные веточки — 35–40 см

Annuals

Lobelia is also divided into annual and perennial species. The annual plants include those plants that, after flowering, are not transplanted and are not transferred to more comfortable conditions for the winter. Of the annual produce such species as Ezhevidnaya, thinnest and strong.

Everyday lobelia is a bush of 10–30 cm in height. It is also called Erinus, blue or curb. The plants have small leaves, flowers with a diameter of 1.5–2 cm. Depending on the variety, the flower may have a purple, white, blue or blue color.

Lobelia Erinus имеет мелкие листья и цветки диаметром 1,5–2 см, окрас которых может быть голубым, синим, фиолетовым, белым

The thinnest lobelia reaches a height of 25–65 cm, has large flowers of lilac or bright blue color. The plant is sensitive to dry weather, because even with slight drying, the roots recover very problematically, which requires constant monitoring of soil moisture. However, this type of lobelia is resistant to low temperatures and can tolerate frosts up to -1–2–С.

Lobelia Strong has straight stems and lush foliage. A distinctive feature is a long flowering. Shoots reach a height of 40 cm.

Perennial

Of the perennial lobelia can be distinguished beautiful, purple and brilliant.

Lobelia the Beautiful - a plant with a height of shoots of 65–90 cm. The species is rather cold-resistant and is able to withstand even the most severe cold.

Lobelia Beauties reaches a height of 65–90 cm and is a frost-resistant plant

Lobelia Purple grows well in shallow water and marshy soils, so it is great for decorating artificial reservoirs. Inflorescences have the form of spikelets and reach a height of 90 cm. This species is also frost-resistant.

Lobelia Brilliant - grows up to 75 cm and has small flowers of bright red color. The leaves can be red or green, depending on the variety. The winter hardiness of the plant is average, so it is better to move the flower in the winter to cold, non-freezing rooms.

The most popular varieties with photos

There are many varieties of lobelia that differ in color: white, blue, purple, lilac, red. Consider the most popular ones.

Sapphire - the plant is endowed with lush and dangling stems, reaching a length of 35 cm. The variety blooms with small, blue flowers with white spots on the petals.

Lobel Sapphire endowed with lush and dangling stems, reaching a length of 35 cm

Emperor Willy - refers to the dwarf varieties with a bush height of not more than 10 cm. The flowers have a blue color. This variety is great for curb planting.

Emperor Willy is a dwarf variety with a bush height of not more than 10 cm

Crystal Palace — сорт отличается обильным цветением с множеством одновременно распущенных мелких цветочков на кусте. Окрас цветков — насыщенно-фиолетовый.

Feature of lobelia Crystal Palace - abundant flowering with many simultaneously dissolved small flowers on a bush

Cambridge Blue — сорт имеет низкорослые и пышные кустики с веточками длиной до 10 см. Цветы небольшого размера бледно-фиолетового окраса с голубым оттенком.

Сорт Cambridge Blue имеет низкорослые и пышные кустики с веточками длиной до 10 см и цветами бледно-фиолетового окраса с голубым оттенком

Lobelia Riviera — однолетнее растение, цветущее в течение всего сезона и достигающее в высоту 10 см. Цветки ярко-розового или тёмно-синего окраса. В период обильного цветения листья практически полностью скрыты цветками. Сорт наилучшим образом подходит для высадки на бордюрах либо в ящиках на балконах.

Lobelia Riviera цветёт на протяжении всего сезона и достигает в высоту 10 см

Mys Klibran - a wide bush with a flowering area of ​​up to 30 cm in diameter. The plant grows up to 15 cm, the flowers have a bright purple color with a white center.

Lobelia Miss Clibran has a flowering area of ​​up to 30 cm in diameter and reaches a height of 15 cm

Blue Fountain — кустик сформирован из 6–8 стеблей длиной не более 30 см. Веточки напоминают цветущий синий фонтан. Для цветков характерен голубой цвет с белым пятнышком.

Сорт лобелии Blue Fountain формируется из 6–8 стеблей длиной до 30 см, а веточки напоминают синий фонтан из цветков

Planting lobelia seeds

Before planting lobelia, you need to consider that the plant blooms 2–2.5 months after sowing the seeds. Therefore, in most cases it is grown in a seedling way.

Soil and planting tanks

For lobelia seedlings to feel comfortable, they need a loose and breathable soil with an acidity close to neutral (pH 6.5). In order to minimize worries, you can use ready-made soil from gardening shops, but if you wish, you can prepare it yourself. For lobelia, the substrate consisting of coarse river sand, humus, peat and sod land in a ratio of 1: 2: 2: 2 is perfect.

Lobelia loves loose and breathable soil with an acidity close to neutral

Recently, peat tablets have been widely used to cultivate seedlings of plants. They eliminate the need for selection of containers for planting seeds and diving seedlings. In addition, seedlings can be planted in the ground with the substrate. The main point in this event is to remember to remove the tape. Wooden or plastic boxes, special containers, jars, cut plastic bottles can be used as planting containers for lobelia. Regardless of the selected capacity, it must be treated with potassium permanganate for disinfection. If you sow the seeds in special cassettes, then the question of picking itself is resolved.

For sowing seeds of lobelia, peat tablets that can be planted directly in open ground would be an excellent option.

In each landing tank in the bottom part it is necessary to make holes for draining water. Otherwise, the moisture will stagnate, which will lead to rotting of the roots.

Regardless of which soil mixture is used for planting, shop or own cooking, it must be disinfected. To do this, the soil is spilled with a weak solution of the fungicide, boiling water or heated for a couple. After treatment, the soil should be allowed to cool and dry.

Video: Lobelia sowing methods

A large variety of varieties and types of lobelia allows you to choose the most suitable option depending on the goals pursued. In addition, this flower belongs to the universal plants, which will fit into the design of the garden with any style.