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Lobelia inflata

Indian Tobacco

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Annual

Bloom Color(s):

blue to lavender

Size:

4 ft

Light:

full sun

Soil Moisture:

mesic(*)

Bloom Time:

July - August - September - October - November

Bloom Area:

Piedmont, Mountains, rare Coast

Flower Spike

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Black Mountain, mid July 2004
© MB Baumeister

Plant in Bud and Bloom

It is about 2 feet tall

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Black Mountain
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Blooms

The stem is slightly hairy. Note the long sepals.

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Black Mountain
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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