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Botanical Name:Lobelia anceps
synonym:   Lobelia alata
Common Name:angled lobelia
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Ground Cover (up to 30 cm)
Growing
Conditions:
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained
Size
(HxW):
30 cm wide
Foliage:Soft narrow to oval toothed green leaves. Lower leaves are broader and longer, to 5cm long.
Flowers:Pale blue to mauve small fan-shaped flowers. Flowers most of the year.
General
Comments:
Erect to spreading perennial herb with a trailing habit, rooting at leaf nodes, stems narrowly winged. A small groundcover suitable for bog gardens and beside water features. Frost tolerant.


Further
Information:
  1. Whitehorse Council
  2. Australian Native Plants Society
  3. Yarra Ranges Council (Victora, close to us)
  4. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA, technical, good photos)
  5. Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia)
  6. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew UK, technical)


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