Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to mammals if ingested. Contains lobeline.
Source: Doug McGrade
Plant Names
Lobelia spicata
Pale-spike Lobelia
Lobélie à épi
Synonyms
spiked lobelia
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Violet
Bloom Period: Jun - Aug
Hauteur max: 2,0 feet
Max Width: 1,5 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is septic tank safe
This plant is septic tank safe
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Pale-spiked Lobelia is a slender native perennial with narrow spikes of pale blue to white flowers. It grows best in sunny prairies, open woods, and dry to average soils. It supports native bees, butterflies, hoverflies, and other small pollinating insects. It is drought tolerant once established.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Lobelia spicata
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Lobelia spicata
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Helianthus giganteus
Giant Sunflower
Hélianthe géant - Solidago rigida
Stiff Goldenrod
Verge d'or rigide - Sorghastrum nutans
Yellow False-sorghum
Faux-sorgho penché - Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster
Aster de Nouvelle-Angleterre - Teucrium canadense
Canada Germander
Germandrée du Canada
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
- Delphinium (Delphinium)
- Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris)
- Iris (Iris Cultivars)
- Hesperis matronalis (Dame Rocket)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Cut stem (including pods), let air dry in paper bag, then shake seeds off after a few days
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: Half of one, 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Remove non-seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested. Contains lobeline.