Cultivation and Uses
Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens. These include Lobelia cardinalis (syn. Lobelia fulgens: cardinal flower or Indian pink), Lobelia siphilitica (blue lobelia), and Lobelia erinus, as well as some hybrids. Note Lobelia x speciosa refers to a hybrid derived from Lobelia fulgens, L. cardinalis & L. siphilitica. The term "fan hybrids" is also used. The following varieties have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- 'Fan Tiefrot'
- 'Fan Zinnoberrosa'
- 'Kompliment Scharlach'
Lobelia erinus is a South African annual plant that includes many cultivated selections in a wide variety of colours. They are grown in beds, large pots, window boxes and in hanging baskets. The plants are most often grown away from sunny hot southern exposures (northern exposures in the southern hemisphere) in soils that are moisture retentive.
In the Victorian language of flowers, the lobelia symbolizes malevolence and ill will.
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