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LOBELIA inflata
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (Organic Seed DE-ÖKO-006) |
| Life Cycle: | Annual |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Origin: | North America: Fields, open woods, and roadsides. |
| Special Features: | Showy inflated seed heads. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | light blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - August |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z9
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| Foliage: | Entire, lanceolate to oblong, pubescent, irregularly crenate-serrate, green. |
| Height with Flowers: | 50 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 15 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | medicinal plant |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.02 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.03571 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
28000 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
0.15 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
