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Lobelia - what do I do?

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Strugglingtodomybest · 23/08/2020 13:24

I've grown Lobelia this year for the first time. Loved it for it's colour but now that it's finished flowering what do I do with it? Pull it up or leave it for next year?

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MikeUniformMike · 23/08/2020 13:34

It depends where it is.
It is an annual, so won't grow back next year, or is unlikely to, but it might self-seed.
If you are happy for it to self seed, leave it where it is until the seeds have gone.

MikeUniformMike · 23/08/2020 13:35

Some lobelias are biennial. You could leave it and hope for the best.

Beebumble2 · 23/08/2020 13:47

It will probably die off when the frost arrives. I find it self seeds in other pots and crevices around the garden.

Strugglingtodomybest · 23/08/2020 13:54

Righty ho, thanks for the advice. I'll leave it and hope it self seeds then as I really like it.

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DDemelza · 23/08/2020 14:00

They are charming little flowers, aren't they?

Oldraver · 23/08/2020 17:01

I have done Lobelia in a pot in its second year

I was being lazy leaving it but glad I did

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