What's the BUZZ About Red, White and Blue Lobelias?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024

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  • @BackyardEcology
    @BackyardEcology  ปีที่แล้ว +1

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  • @joshuawaynehensley
    @joshuawaynehensley ปีที่แล้ว +9

    More flowers, less fireworks 🎉

  • @LostInThisGardenofLife
    @LostInThisGardenofLife ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been planting them in container ponds with canna and they do amazing! I love lobelia! ❤

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds like a perfect spot for a lobelia!

  • @wilsonhicken3446
    @wilsonhicken3446 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sooo gorgeous

  • @braukorpshomebrew6039
    @braukorpshomebrew6039 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I tried to start these from seeds. I had such a hard time getting them to germinate. Better luck next time

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Best luck we have had is by sowing them into flats in the winter and leaving them outside in the cold. This year we had great germination and have well over 300 each of cardinal flower and great blue lobelia planted out into pots. We have a nursery which is why we grow so many.

  • @davehendricks4824
    @davehendricks4824 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Are they growing in more damp areas of your property?

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The cardinal flower is in areas that tend to hold water better when it rains. The great blue lobelia is in areas with more average soil.

    • @davehendricks4824
      @davehendricks4824 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@BackyardEcology I have to go with blue next spring.

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@davehendricks4824 They will draw a ton of pollinators!

  • @davehendricks4824
    @davehendricks4824 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had cardinal flower. You’re right, it likes a lot of water and my yard is too dry.

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always find it growing in swamps and along creeks, along with great blue.

    • @davehendricks4824
      @davehendricks4824 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BackyardEcology I’ve seen it in the rivers kayaking west central Florida with my son.

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davehendricks4824 It will grow well if it has wet feet.

    • @davehendricks4824
      @davehendricks4824 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BackyardEcology Silver Springs park outside Ocala has red and blue. I wanted to bring some home.🥺 They also have wild monkeys roaming along the backwaters of the river. From Tarzan movies filmed there that escaped. I actually got video of them!

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davehendricks4824 You never know what critters you will find in Florida.

  • @geeker211
    @geeker211 ปีที่แล้ว

    Two years ago I planted a few blue lobelias in my garden, now this year they've taken over my whole property! there's about 50 - 75 of them. They're beautiful but how can I keep them from killing off all my other flowers and plants?

    • @BackyardEcology
      @BackyardEcology  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lobelia has tiny dust like seeds that disperse readily. The best way to keep it from spreading to places you don't want it to is to remove the flower stalks after the plant has quit flowering.