STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- I‘ve been growing Lobelia, a striking deep blue flower with white eyes, for many years. And although they’d always start out looking wonderful, as the summer season progressed, ...

This should not be a surprise, you might say, since there are a total of 415 Lobelia species throughout the world. There must be at least one species you would love and at least one I would love, too.

The color blue is pretty rare in nature, but the blue of lobelia (Lobelia erinus) is on the mark. This vibrant, low-growing annual brightens garden beds, borders, pots and even hanging baskets. It’s a ...

Were lobelias ever cool? They're the kind of bedding plants my dad and grandad planted to froth out of hanging baskets along with petunias and begonias: now I've grown up I guess I'm meant to prefer ...

Lobelia is one of those tiny but addictive plants that you can find at almost any nursery. For $4, you can get a year-round fix with six small plants to tuck into pots, corners and flower beds. At ...

Lobelias come in a variety of shapes and sizes – with some more attractive to snails than others... I'M long enough in the tooth to know that pride is inevitably followed by a fall, yet I couldn't ...

When the subject of lobelia comes up, most people think of the diminutive Lobelia erinus, much prized for the intensity of its cobalt-blue flowers, though it comes in other shades of blue and purple ...