Midnight Blue lobelia
Lobelia erinus 'Midnight Blue'
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Midnight Blue' lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Midnight Blue') is an annual for borders, containers, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Sweet potato vine, Sedge, and Blood flower.