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What are the alternative names of Lobelia? This article gives you an overview

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Lobelia is a perennial herbaceous plant, but it is generally cultivated as an annual herbaceous plant. Lobelia has small but numerous flowers in elegant colors, commonly red, peach red, purple, violet blue, white and so on, and is deeply loved by flower enthusiasts.

Alternative names of Lobelia

Jade butterfly flower, mountain lobelia, flower half lotus, South African half lotus.

Morphological characteristics of Lobelia

The plant height is about 12-20 cm, with slender and dense stems and branches. The upper leaves of the stem are smaller and lanceolate, while the leaves near the base are slightly larger and broadly spoon-shaped, with alternate leaves. The flowers are terminal or axillary, and the corolla tip is five-lobed, with the lower 3 lobes larger, shaped like butterfly wings spread open. The flower colors include red, peach red, purple, violet blue, white and so on. It can be used as medicine.

Geographical distribution of Lobelia

It is native to southern Africa, and is also widely distributed in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, China, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places in China.

Ecological habits of Lobelia

It needs long daylight and low temperatures to bloom. Its cold resistance is not strong, it avoids extreme heat, and it prefers loose loamy soil rich in humus.

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