Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba'
Blue cardinal flower 'Alba', White cardinal flower, Great white lobelia, Tall white lobelia, Virginia bellflower 'Alba', Vomit root 'Alba'
Lobelia Lobelia
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with erect stems bearing ovate to broadly lance-shaped, toothed, softly hairy, mid- to light green leaves and dense racemes of tubular, two-lipped, white flowers from late summer to mid-autumn.
Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
Severe discomfort may result if ingested
White in Summer; White in Autumn
Light green in Spring
Slugs Slugs
May be prone to a virus
Crown rot Crown rot
Cut back after flowering.
Seed cam be sown as early as late winter.
Division, Seed
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Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba' (Blue cardinal flower 'Alba') will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal
Plant in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil in sun or partial shade. Best in partial shade except in cool, northern climates. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba'
Blue cardinal flower 'Alba', White cardinal flower, Great white lobelia, Tall white lobelia, Virginia bellflower 'Alba', Vomit root 'Alba'
Lobelia Lobelia
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with erect stems bearing ovate to broadly lance-shaped, toothed, softly hairy, mid- to light green leaves and dense racemes of tubular, two-lipped, white flowers from late summer to mid-autumn.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Upright
Severe discomfort may result if ingested
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White in Summer; White in Autumn
Light green in Spring
May be prone to a virus
Cut back after flowering.
Seed cam be sown as early as late winter.
Division, Seed
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Lobelia siphilitica 'Alba' (Blue cardinal flower 'Alba') will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal
Plant in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil in sun or partial shade. Best in partial shade except in cool, northern climates. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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