Lobelia Seeds – Sky Blue

Lobelia ‘Sky Blue’ is a charming variety known for its bright, delicate blue blooms that create a soft, carpet-like effect in garden beds, borders, and hanging baskets. This compact and trailing plant adds a refreshing touch of cool color throughout the growing season. It thrives in cool temperatures and performs beautifully in containers, window boxes, or as ground cover. Easy to grow and low maintenance, Lobelia ‘Sky Blue’ is perfect for adding elegance and continuous blooms to your landscape or balcony garden.

Features:

• Produces masses of small, sky-blue flowers that bloom profusely.

• Compact, trailing growth ideal for hanging baskets and borders.

• Provides continuous color from spring through early fall.

• Attracts butterflies and other beneficial pollinators.

• Suitable for containers, window boxes, and garden beds.

• Easy to grow and maintain in a variety of soil types.

Specifications:

• Scientific Name: Lobelia erinus ‘Sky Blue’

• Common Name (US): Lobelia

• Plant Type: Annual

• Bloom Color: Sky Blue

• Plant Height: 6–8 inches (15–20 cm)

• Spread: 8–10 inches (20–25 cm)

• Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Type: Moist, well-drained soil

• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist; avoid drying out

• Germination Time: 14–20 days

• Days to Bloom: 70–80 days after sowing

• Sowing Method: Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost; transplant outdoors after frost risk passes

• Spacing: 6 inches apart

• Growing Season: Spring through Early Fall

• USDA Hardiness Zones: 2–10 (grown as annual in all zones)

• Best Planting Months (by Zone):

  • Zones 2–5: May to June

  • Zones 6–9: April to May

  • Zones 10–11: February to March

• Uses: Hanging baskets, borders, containers, ground cover, edging