Blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica L.
Family: Campanulaceae (bellflower)
- Bloom Period:
- Late,
- Growth Cycle:
- Perennial,
- Growth Habit:
- Forbs/Herbs,
- Insect Type Attracted:
- Natural Enemy,
- Pollinator,
- Light:
- Full,
- Partial,
- Region:
- Southern Lower Peninsula,
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium,
- Wet
- Height:
- 1-3ft
Natural enemies attracted
Moderately attractive: Orius insidiosus, Chalcidoidea, Cantharidae, Coccinellidae and Plagiognathus politus.
Mildly attractive: Salticidae, Thomisidae, Cynipoidea, Sphecidae, Braconidae, Nabidae and Empididae
Pollinators attracted
Highly attractive: bees including yellow-faced bees, sweat bees, small carpenter bees, and bumble bees.
Pests attracted
Highly attractive: lygus bugs.
Mildly attractive: weevils, leaf beetles, leafhoppers, aphids and thrips