Great Blue Lobella

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) is a perennial forb native to Eastern and Central US states (such as Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Virginia) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–9. Reaching a mature height of 2–3 feet with an upright clumping growth habit, it features coarsely toothed light green leaves and produces dense spikes of bright blue to violet two-lipped flowers. It thrives in moist meadows, stream banks, and wet woods and is ideal for wetland mitigation, stream bank stabilization, and native bee conservation.