77 – 84 days. Rosamond lobelia seeds grow one of summer's most exotic, colorful, and exclusive blooms. Rosamond seeds promise your garden compact lobelia trailing mounds dazzling with ½ heads in delicate shades of rose, fuchsia, and pink. Rosamond lobelia matures into a neat 4 – 6” tall and is an ideal grow as a bedding plant or for indoor containers and pots. Rosamond lobelia is native to the humid, shady regions of southern Africa and is a vigorous performer in similar temperate gardens. 1000 multi-seed pellets.
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Growing Rosamond Lobelia Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Lobelia erinus
- Other Names: Garden Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia, Edging Lobelia
- Seed Type: Annual (Perennial to zones 10 – 11)
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Rosamond lobelia seeds are most popularly started indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior to the final frost. Seeds take 14 – 21 days to germinate in full lighting. Lobelia grows very similarly to pansies and linaria and are potted just as popularly indoors as they are outdoors.
- Days to Maturity: 77 – 84 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3 – 11
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ¼” deep
- Plant Spacing: 6”
- Growth Habit: 4 – 9” tall trailing shrub with a dense 6 – 9” spread of ½” tubular blooms
- Soil Preference: Organically rich, evenly moist, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun – Partial shade
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Rosamond performs well in cool springs and shaded summers. Keep the soil evenly moist and do not let soil dehydrate as it will decrease blooming. Plants will experience heavy die back if not shaded in extreme summers. Lobelia has no susceptibility to any pests or diseases.
- Color: Delicate shades of rose, fuchsia, and magenta
Rosamond lobelia seeds are most popularly started indoors 8 – 10 weeks prior to the final frost. Seeds take 14 – 21 days to germinate in full lighting. Lobelia grows very similarly to pansies and linaria and are potted just as popularly indoors as they are outdoors. Plant 2 – 3 Rosamond lobelia seeds ¼” deep and 6" apart in organically rich, consistently moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Rosamond performs well in cool springs and shaded summers. Keep the soil evenly moist and do not let soil dehydrate as it will decrease blooming. Plants will experience heavy die back if not shaded in extreme summers. Lobelia has no susceptibility to any pests or diseases. Rosamond lobelia seeds mature in 77 – 84 days as 4 – 9” tall trailing shrubs with a dense 6 – 9” spread of ½” tubular blooms.
Lobelia erinus, or more commonly known as Lobelia, is a relative to the bellflower and native to most of southern Africa from Malawi to South Africa. The genus name Lobelia pays homage to 16th century French physician and botanist Matthias de l'Obel.