Lobelia x speciosa STARSHIP™ SCARLET lobelia, cardinal flower
The fleshy stems are 30-40 cm tall and strictly upright. Leaves are lance-shaped, rich burgundy red in a rosette at the ground level, however, as the flowering stems begin to rise they change to fresh green with only some purple red hues. They are glossy and make the plant very attractive even without flowers.
Lobelia needs constantly moist or partially wet ground and no drought - it dies quickly, especially during dry winters. It loves fertile, humus rich soil of any pH, and full sun. It will grow in partial shade, too, but as a long-day plant it will become short-lived with reduced sunlight. Regular feeding is recommended in poor soils, from June until August. The plant contains toxins, and releases sap when cut that may irritate skin or cause allergies. Hardiness tested down to -22°C, and expected to -24°C (USDA zone 6).
Last update 02-12-2018
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.