How to Use lobelia in a Sentence
lobelia
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In the South, lobelia is grown as a spring annual.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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This ground-hugging lobelia is usually grown as an annual in cool spring weather.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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In frost-free areas (zones 10-11) lobelia can be grown as a winter-to-spring annual.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cutting lobelia back during hotter weather can boost flower production in the fall.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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Arrange lobelia with impatiens, verbena, or petunias for a planter that's bursting at the seams.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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For this reason, trailing lobelia combines well with flowers like calibrachoa that continue to bloom through the heat.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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With larger blooms than other lobelias, this native attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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While perennial lobelias, like the cardinal flower, benefit from deadheading, annual lobelias naturally drop their petals after blooming.
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Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2026
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So far, Bisate has planted nearly 90,000 indigenous specimens, including redwoods and lobelia, to replace the invasive eucalyptus.
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Noo Saro-Wiwa,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Oct. 2023
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Shade-loving plants include anthurium, astilbe, begonia, bleeding heart, bromeliad, caladiums, coleus, cranesbill, ferns, foxglove, hellebore, hostas, impatiens, Lily of the Valley, Liriope, lobelia, lungwort, moneywort, periwinkle, spiderwort, trillium, and viola.
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Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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