This plant produces spikes of pink-red flowers that are particularly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators. It prefers moist soils and looks great at pond margins. The flowers are produced from June to October.
It grows to 60cm tall and 40cm across in full sun or partial shade and moist soils. It dies down completely over winter, at which time you can apply a mulch of garden compost.
Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Deep Rose'
Position: Flower border / Bog garden
Flowering months: Jun / Jul / Aug / Sep / Oct
Light: Full sun / Mix of sun and shade / Dappled shade
Soil: Clay / Loam / Chalk / Sand
Tested in our local soil (t.i.o.l.s.): Yes
Drainage: Moist but well-drained / Moisture-retentive
Life cycle: Perennial (lives for many years)
Hardiness: Fully hardy (in Bristol winters)
Over winter: Dies back (deciduous)
