Our protagonist today is a plant of very curious flowers, which attracts the gaze of whoever passes by. As attractive as it is beautiful, it is also an excellent candidate to decorate your garden, either in flowerbeds or in rustic planters integrated into the design of your green corner.
Read on to know how is a lobelia.
lobelia tupa
Lobelia is a very broad genus of flowering plants, with about 400 species distributed in tropical and temperate regions around the world. There are annual species and shrubs which can be evergreen or deciduous depending on their place of origin. They do not exceed a meter in height, feature that you can take advantage of and plant it, like this, where you like it the most. In fact, you just have to take into account that it needs to be exposed to the sun directly, otherwise it would have fewer flowers, and its leaves could develop more than they should while looking for light.
One of the most common and easy to find species is the Lobelia differed. It is an annual plant -or perennial if it lives in a warm climate- native to South Africa, widely cultivated in humid gardens. In pot it will also need frequent waterings, since it does not withstand drought and the stems have a tendency to dry out very quickly if it lacks water.
Lobelia differed
Lobelias can be combined with plants that are similar in height. For example, in the case of those with herbaceous bearing such as the aforementioned L.erinus, can be planted together with carnationsThese are plants that also bloom in spring. Those that have a bushy bearing, such as the L.tupathey will look great on both sides of a trail along with rosemary or lavenders.
They don't usually have pest problems, but in very dry environments they can be attacked by mites, but if you don't want that to happen to your lobelias ... spray every 7-10 days and forget about the problem.
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