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Lobelia leucotos

Lobelia leucotos
Photo: Colette, CC BY 4.0

Lobelia leucotos is a small perennial herb from Queensland and Western Australia that produces white flowers from January to June. It grows in dry, sandy soils, so it needs good drainage and sun to thrive.

Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix.
Temperature
Suited to warm, seasonally dry conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Queensland
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Lobelia leucotos is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae native to Australia.

The small perennial herb blooms between January and June producing white flowers.

Other Lobelia plants

Aberdare Lobelia · Lobelia alsinoides · Southern lobelia · Apache lobelia · Trailing Lobelia · Lawn Lobelia · Pale lobelia · Lobelia archeri · Lobelia arnhemiaca · Boykin's lobelia · Shortleaf lobelia · Tall Lobelia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lobelia leucotos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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