Purple Towers lobelia
Lobelia 'Purple Towers'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark purple
Garden uses
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Notes
'Purple Towers' lobelia (Lobelia 'Purple Towers') is a perennial for pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. Tall spikes of dark purple flowers open in mid to late summer and into early autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Spotted joe-pye weed, Goldsturm black-eyed Susan, and Sensitive fern.