Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet'
Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet'
Lobelia Lobelia
'Starship Scarlet' _ 'Starship Scarlet' is an erect, clump-forming, deciduous perennial, often grown as an annual or biennial, with narrowly ovate, bronze-green leaves and maroon stems bearing terminal racemes of two-lipped, scarlet flowers from summer into autumn.
Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet' is: Deciduous
Erect, Clump-forming
Severe discomfort may result if ingested
Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet in Autumn
Bronze-green in Spring; Bronze-green in Summer; Bronze-green in Autumn
Slugs Slugs
May be prone to a virus
Crown rot Crown rot
Cut back after flowering.
Seed can be sown as early as late winter. Seed may not come true to type.
Division, Seed
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet' (Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal
Plant in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil in sun or partial shade. Feed every 2 weeks with a balanced liquid fertilizer until midsummer and a low nitrogen fertilizer for the remainder of the growing season.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet'
Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet'
Lobelia Lobelia
'Starship Scarlet' _ 'Starship Scarlet' is an erect, clump-forming, deciduous perennial, often grown as an annual or biennial, with narrowly ovate, bronze-green leaves and maroon stems bearing terminal racemes of two-lipped, scarlet flowers from summer into autumn.
Deciduous
Erect, Clump-forming
Severe discomfort may result if ingested
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Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet in Autumn
Bronze-green in Spring; Bronze-green in Summer; Bronze-green in Autumn
May be prone to a virus
Cut back after flowering.
Seed can be sown as early as late winter. Seed may not come true to type.
Division, Seed
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Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet' (Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Cottage/Informal
Plant in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil in sun or partial shade. Feed every 2 weeks with a balanced liquid fertilizer until midsummer and a low nitrogen fertilizer for the remainder of the growing season.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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