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lo·be·li·a

(lō-bē′lē-ə, -bēl′yə)

Any of numerous plants of the genus Lobelia, having terminal racemes of variously colored flowers with a bilabiate corolla.

[New Latin Lobelia, genus name, after Matthias de Lobel (1538-1616), Flemish botanist and physician.]

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lobelia

(ləʊˈbiːlɪə)

(Plants) any plant of the campanulaceous genus Lobelia, having red, blue, white, or yellow five-lobed flowers with the three lower lobes forming a lip

[C18: from New Latin, named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist]

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lo•bel•ia

(loʊˈbil yə)

n., pl. -ias.

any tall nonwoody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long terminal clusters of two-petaled flowers.

[1730–40; < New Latin, after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist]

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lobelia - any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia

genus Lobelia - in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae

cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, Indian pink - North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers

bladderpod, Lobelia inflata, Indian tobacco - North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic

Lobelia dortmanna, water lobelia - erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water

blue cardinal flower, great lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica - tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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[ləʊˈbiːlɪə] N → lobelia f

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lobelia

n (bot) lobelia

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His tortured garden was bright with geraniums and lobelias and polished shells.

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Tight beds of geranium, calceolaria, and lobelia speckled the glass-plat, from whose centre rose one of the finest araucarias(its other name by the way is "monkey-puzzler"), that it has ever been my lot to see.

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I shall hereafter have occasion to show that the exotic Lobelia fulgens, in this part of England, is never visited by insects, and consequently, from its peculiar structure, never can set a seed.

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A source of colour, beer ingredients, gin flavouring, and medicinal products, expert Agnes Stevenson says gardens are a source of all manner of great products My lobelias have recovered from an earlier snail attack and have finally produced vibrant dark pink flowers on top of their purple stems.

The dyes have it! Your garden can produce more than flowers..

Perennial lobelias are also a good bet for the border.

Time to open your borders; DON'T WORRY AS SUMMER FLOWERS FADE - IT'S A GOOD CHANCE TO BRING IN BACK-UP

It's summer bedding time, so if you fancy some colour, plant some pelargoniums, begonias, lobelias and antirrhinums in your pots and beds.

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Sow lobelias, snapdragons and pelargoniums to have patio plants ready to bloom in early summer.

Jobs for the week; 34 LIFESTYLE; Gardening

Works Lobelias bit of Despite this, transforming such a space is easier than you might think with some clever design touches and shade-loving plants.

A multitude of alley-ways to mix things up; Transform grey and gloomy corridors with some bright ideas and clever planting so getting to your garden is always a joy

I once saw a cone-shaped basket planted with all white lobelias topped off by one or two bright red ones so it looked like a raspberry ripple ice cream as it grew.

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Lobelia flowers LOVING LOBELIAS PERENNIAL lobelias are exciting plants.

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This small-flowered, bicolour variety flowered prolifically, starting in June and continued long after other lobelias had given up entirely.

Summer sizzlers S summer beckons,; A TRIAL OF PATIO PLANTS OFFERED UP TOP TIPS ON WHICH TO GROW THIS YEAR, SAYS HANNAH STEPHENSON

The secret will be to buy partiallygrown plug and mini-plants such as white verbenas, lobelias and Nemesia 'Wisley Vanilla', red pelargoniums (geraniums) and blue Lobelia 'Panthera Cobalt' to put in containers and hanging baskets.