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Common name: Lobelia
Latin name:
Lobelia erinus 'Riviera Lilac'

Lobelia Riviera Lilac
Class: Annual
Growth habit:
Compact mound 

Max height:
4" - 6"
Spread: 4" - 6"

Flowers: Spring - First frost
Available cultivars: 7

Origin: Hybrid
Sunshine:
Water: Pictured: Lobelia 'Riviera Lilac'
Cultivation: Everybody knows what Lobelia is and... anybody can grow them. Like the 'Regatta' series... The 'Riviera' series is also an early flowering Lobelia that is well suited to containers... as well as beds. 'Riviera' flowers profusely all season long.

Plant Lobelia Riviera Lilac in full sun to light shade in fertile well drained soil. Space plants 6" - 8" apart. Most cultivars of Lobelia benefit greatly from applications of fertilizer every two weeks. During the spring apply a balanced liquid feed... and then in early summer switch to a nitrogen free feed.

Available colors: Blue Splash, Lilac, Marine Blue, Midnight Blue, Mixed, Rose, Sky Blue and White.

Potential pests ~ diseases:
Slugs.

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