Lobelia Hadspen Purple, introduced three years ago, is proving to be a very valuable late summer/autumn flowering Perennial.
Similar in habit to the red Cardinalis variety, except this one is fully hardy and also with purple flowers of an unusual shade.This is truly a lush lobelia with vivid plum purple flowers held along the length of sturdy upright flowering stems. Long rather lance shaped mid green leaves arch out from the flowering stem.
The plant stands around 60cm (2ft) high with a 30cm (1ft) spread. This is the plants third year in our garden, and it has grown stronger since planting, so no concern about its hardiness. Must be regarded as one of the best recent introductions.
Today I collected loads of cuttings from our Blue Abutilon, hopefully there will be plenty young plants to share out next summer, as this one is always a talking point in our garden when the parent plant is in flower June early July.
Lobelia Hadspen Purple
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