Lobelia 'Compton Pink'
Family - Campanulaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 80cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with tall, upright stems. Smooth, mid to dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. Tubular flowers are a shade of pale pink and each Bloom has a dark pink Eye. The flowers are held in upright Racemes and produced from midsummer into autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Tubular flowers are a shade of pale pink, each bloom has a darker pink eye. The blooms are held in racemes on upright stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Tubular flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Smooth, mid to dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Poison Information:
May cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in rich, fertile, moisture-retentive soil.