Comments on: Lobelia Love: Tips For Growing Lobelia Plants

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 09 May 2020 01:25:26 +0000

So I'm new at this and just bought my first Lobelia's. You mentioned that you need to cut them back after the first set of blooms. Can you help me with how far to cut them back. I would love to see them flourish in the next few weeks.

By: Jo Ann

Jo Ann — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 04:51:54 +0000

Love the basket. Did you put a liner in it before planting the lobellas??

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 06:00:00 +0000

My favorite annual. I don’t think they like humidity. I have better luck some years.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:12:47 +0000

Lobelia do not like hot temps., which is why we all lose them.

By: Pam Kessler

Pam Kessler — Fri, 31 May 2019 14:30:09 +0000

In reply to Chris. Thank you! He's doing great! And I'm glad you were able to find some treasures!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 31 May 2019 08:28:10 +0000

Hi Pam,
Love your post and ideas for using vintage finds for your garden and porch.
I’m always a bit envious of the treasures you find at the yard sales - living in UK, we don’t tend to have these so much - antiques stores we have, but pricey!

But I spent a few days in Sonoma county recently and was delighted to find a selection of reasonably priced antique/collectors outlets all clustered together ....... needless to say I had buy a few items to bring back to UK for souvenirs 🤣

I’m off to the garden centre to find some summer bedding plants to put into a crate, hopefully it will look as good as yours when done!!

PS: hoping your son continues to do well after his surgery!

finds

By: Pam Kessler

Pam Kessler — Sat, 25 May 2019 09:24:50 +0000

In reply to Beth. Have you tried the Techno Heat variety yet? They tend to be a little more heat tolerant.

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 25 May 2019 01:13:56 +0000

I just love lobelia but have a hard time keeping them going in July and August in upstate NY. I have a Bs in horticulture from Cornell, so I'm not a novice. I stopped myself from buying them today because they always fail maybe not enough water. Nice post.

By: Barb

Barb — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 14:15:07 +0000

In reply to Pam. Thanks so much for the heads up on the new heat tolerant lobelia , I love those gorgeous flowers ,can't wait to get to garden center to find me some . Thanks again Pam ,,

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 13:43:10 +0000

In reply to Barb. They have a new variety called Techno Heat lobelia and I just planted some for the first time this year. It's supposed to take the mid-summer heat much better than the traditional variety. A friend in North Carolina planted it last year and she said it flowered all summer long so I thought I'd give it a try this year!