Additional information
Main characteristics | Lobelia chinensis is a small ground cover plant that produces tiny 5-petalled, pinkish-white flowers, in summer |
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Plant uses | It must be planted in moist soil at the edge of the pond and it is widely used to cover the blemishes of the pond liner |
Flowering period | Flowering lasts throughout the summer, from June to September |
Planting depth | Plant to be grown in moist soil or with roots soaked in water, on the bank of a pond |
Plant height | About 10 cm |
Soil to use | Field soil with 2/3 tablets of Osmocote fertilizer near the rhizome |
Exposure | Full direct sun for at least 6 hours in the middle hours of the day |
PH tolerated | Acidic, neutral or basic (alkaline): 6 to 8.5 |
Frost Resistance | Yes, it withstands very cold temperatures |
Origin | Native plant of south-central China. Lobelia chinensis is one of the 50 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine |
Shipped plant | In temporary 9×9 basket |