Lobelia Trailing Fountain Mixed

Tray of 20 Plug Plants
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  • Supplied as: Tray of 20 Plug Plants
  • Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Plant Type: Annual
  • Product Code: 210418
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FREE delivery on orders over £60

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Quick Facts:

  • Supplied as: Tray of 20 Plug Plants
  • Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
  • Plant Type: Annual
  • Product Code: 210418
View Product Description
Lobelia Trailing Fountain Mixed | Tray of 20 Plug Plants
Lobelia Trailing Fountain Mixed | Tray of 20 Plug Plants Lobelia Trailing Fountain Mixed | Tray of 20 Plug Plants

You could fill a hanging basket with just this Lobelia with its intense mixture of colours giving a continuous cascade of dainty flowers all summer long. Lobelia is very floriferous, does not need dead heading and is widely used in hanging basket displays, window boxes, patio containers and rock gardens.  

Please Note: Due to the nature of these being sown from seed, we cannot guarantee an equal mix of colour.

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Product Code 210418
Supplied as Tray of 20 Plug Plants
Habit Trailing
Suitable for Hanging Baskets? Yes
Suitable for Patio Containers? Yes
Scented? No
Plant Type Annual
Season spring
Planting Position Full Sun to Partial Shade
Eventual Spread 10-20cm (4-8")
Trail Length 10-20cm (4-8")
Flower Colour Mixed

Size guide - Tray of 20 Plug Plants 

Securely rooted, strong plants in mini-plugs of compost. Will need to be transplanted and grown for a short while before planting out ready to flower. Tender varieties will need protecting from frost. Compost volume around 3cm deep x 2cm square. Foliage height 1.5cm-5cm (depending on variety). Full growing instructions are provided.

Using a good quality multi-purpose compost, pot up your plugs into 9 cell trays. Once your plug plants have been potted on and labelled, water them in well and grow on for around 5-6 weeks.  Water once the compost starts to dry out.

If preferred you can pot on the plugs into hanging baskets, flower bags or pots. Add a slow release plant food like Miracle-Gro Slow Release All Purpose Plant Food  to your compost which will give extra nutrients for strong and healthy plant growth.

Keep plants frost free until mid/late May and then harden off before being placed in their final positions when the risk of frost has passed in your area.

Water as necessary giving a liquid feed such as Neudorff Organic Plant Feed as instructed throughout the growing season.

***For packs of 20/40 plug plants gently remove the small plugs from the tray by pushing up from the bottom using a pencil.

Brookside Nursery Advice to get the best from your trailing lobelias.

The dainty looking flowers of the annual trailing lobelia are used to great effect in summer hanging basket and container displays. They can look fabulous as a statement display on their own but are usually planted as fillers as a foil for other larger bedding plants.

Once ready to plant outside, space at approx. 4-6" (10-15cm) apart in moist soil if planting into a container.

For a 12" or 14" hanging basket 3-5 plants should be sufficient when used with other plants.

Hanging baskets are generally placed in a sunny position but if you can give them some afternoon shade especially in prolonged hot weather, this will keep the basket from becoming too dry and the plants from scorching. Daily watering and a weekly high potash feed is recommended to keep basket flowers blooming throughout the summer months.

Trailing lobelias have shallow roots, so watering is essential to stop them drying out. Once they are depleted of moisture, lobelia will wilt and quickly dry out. Stems and flowers will brown. If this happens mid-season it is worth cutting back and seeing if the plant will revive.

At the end of the season lobelia can be removed and placed on the compost heap to rot down.

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