Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Lobelia inflata
Family: (Campanulaceae)
(A) to 3′. Indian Tobacco. Another great native North American plant for the flower border! Spikes of small fan-shaped light blue flowers with a bearded lower lip are followed by fat balloons filled with seeds. Long blooming from summer to frost. The alkaloid Lobeline, was used until recently to appease nicotine cravings. Sun. 3 & 6A
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