77 – 84 days. Sapphire lobelia seeds grow one of summer's most exciting bedding, trailing, and hanging plants. Sapphire seeds bring your home or garden classic and elegant lobelia delighting with charming ½” sapphire and violet blooms. Lobelia is perfect for shaded porches, window sills, baskets, or for accenting along the base of a leafy deciduous. Sapphire lobelia seeds are quick to mature and grow very similarly to pansies and linaria, the perfect grow for busy or limited gardeners. 1000 multi-seed pellets.
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Growing Sapphire 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: Sapphire 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: Sapphire 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: Intense shades sapphire and violet
Sapphire 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 Sapphire lobelia seeds ¼” deep and 6" apart in organically rich, consistently moist, and well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Sapphire 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. Sapphire 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.