Lobelia: photo of flowers in a flowerbed with other flowers, decoration in landscape design

Lobelia is a herbaceous plant that pleases with its flowering throughout the summer. Many gardeners are attracted by the bright shade of flowers, which makes the plant in demand in the design of the local area. Cultivated species are often found in the landscape to decorate garden and park areas. Its decorative appearance allows you to embody the most unusual design ideas.

In lobelia, gardeners are attracted by the abundance of flowering and a variety of forms - the bush of this plant can be compact, ampelous or cascading

The place of lobelia in landscape design

The variety of colors makes lobelia a popular plant in gardening and gardening. The bush quickly takes on a spherical shape, and therefore looks great in various compositions and is suitable for decorating flower beds, alpine slides, borders and artificial reservoirs. Thanks to the dense carpet, the plant is actively used to decorate nondescript areas of the garden, planting in ridges or rows.

Lobelia is surprisingly plastic and is able to play a solo part in a flower garden or act as a carpet under more eminent prima donnas

From varieties with blue inflorescences, they imitate a spring, create a beautifully flowing stream from an inverted vessel. Ampel types are suitable for hanging planters, they are used to decorate terraces and balconies.

Flower stream from lobelia varieties "Blue and white fountain"

Lobelia looks original on a flower bed in decorative containers. The main thing is to choose the right neighbors. If you use low-growing varieties in a flower garden, then for a change they use a combination with plants that have different flower sizes and leaf texture.

The compact lobelia is perfect for decorating a rustic garden

An original solution for decorating with lobelia in modern landscape design is growing a plant in a flower tower. Several clay pots are used to form such a composition. The multi-tiered structure looks good at the entrance to the house or at the gate.

Lobelia bushes are great for forming a vertical flower bed

Bright blue and purple shades perfectly set the water theme, so lobelia will undoubtedly decorate an artificial pond or fountain. The color scheme of the plant is suitable for almost any style of site design.

Perennial bright red lobelia on the shore of a reservoir

Garden forms, types and varieties of plants

The variety of lobelia species is enormous. You can find both powerful representatives with large flowers and compact plants with small inflorescences. Distinguish between annual and perennial varieties. Annual lobelia in the garden, photo, site decoration with popular species:

• The thinnest. Plant height 25-65 cm, blooms with large flowers of bright blue or lilac color.
• Strong. It is characterized by lush foliage and erect stems. Shoots grow up to 40 cm.
• Black-eyed. The height of the bushes reaches 10-30 cm, the leaves are small, the diameter of the flowers is from 1.5 to 2 cm. Depending on the variety, it has a different shade: blue, light blue, white or purple.

Black lobelia bushes bloom from early summer to mid-autumn

Among the perennial species, the most popular are:

• Beautiful. Stems grow up to 65-90 cm, frost-resistant species, tolerates cold well.
• Purple. It grows well in swampy soil, therefore it is suitable for decorating artificially created ponds. The shape of the inflorescence is spicate, with a shoot size of up to 90 cm.
• Shiny. Plant height reaches 75 cm, blooms with bright red flowers. Depending on the variety, the leaves are colored green or red.

Flowers of perennial lobelia variety "Cardinal"

Among this variety, the following forms are distinguished:

• compact, up to 20 cm;
• upright (similar to a column up to 30 cm high);
• climbing (they have a cascading growth of branches, their height reaches 30-50 cm).

Lobelia "Erinus" (or long-petiolate) with bright blue flowers. It can be presented in various forms - upright, climbing or creeping

There are a huge number of varieties that differ in color of flowers, size and length of shoots. You can appreciate the variety of lobelia varieties in a flower bed by looking at the photo.

Lobelia with bright purple flowers in a sunny flower bed

Lobelia with pale blue flowers of a heavenly shade

Blue and purple flowers look great together

Ampelnaya

It has thin and long shoots that grow up to 60-70 cm. The flowers are small enough, up to 2 cm in diameter. They are located throughout the branch and have an irregular shape. During active flowering, the plant becomes like a huge ball. The flowers are characterized by a varied color: from pale blue to deep blue. There are lilac, white, and crimson shades. Ampel type is suitable for decorating flower beds and large flowerpots.

Colorful balls and whips hung on the terrace or loggia will create a romantic atmosphere

Lobelia in landscape design, photo and description of common varieties

• Fiery. A winter-hardy variety, with proper care, the stems grow up to 70 cm. The plant attracts with burgundy-red leaves and bright red flowers up to 3 cm in diameter. Leaves are sessile, lanceolate, up to 10 cm long.
  

  Lobelia "Fiery" or "Shiny"

• Gerardi. Perennial plant with shoots up to 125 cm in size. Flowering occurs throughout the summer and fall. The flowers are bright, collected in a spike-shaped inflorescence.
  

  Lobelia "Gerardi" is a fairly voluminous shrub with frost resistance

• Dortman. A relict species blooming in June-July. The color of the flowers is blue-white, rarely purple. Flowering stems grow without leaves or are covered with small leaves.
  

  Dortman lobelia flower

• Sessile. Perennial has shoots from 25 to 100 cm tall. Pleases with inflorescence from mid-July. The leaves are colored lilac or dark blue.
  

  The natural area of ​​sessile lobelia is the Far East and Transbaikalia. It is successfully grown in the Central regions and even in Karelia

Bush

The bush form is characterized by small spreading bushes with a stem length of up to 30 cm. Relevant for decorating ridges, flower beds and paths. Shrub lobelia, photo of flowers in a flower bed with a short description:

• Rosamund. A small plant up to 15 cm high, blooms with beautiful red flowers. There is a small white spot in the central part of the flowers. Flowering is long, until frost.
  

  Rosamund blooms very densely, her crimson-red flowers completely cover all the branches of the plant

• White lady. A compact spherical bush grows up to 15 cm in height. White flowers are found almost all over the stem. Such a plant will decorate the front edge of the border.
  

  The White Lady will decorate the garden with her delicate bloom from May to September

• Fountain. The miniature bush has shoots up to 35 cm long. Flowering is long, the inflorescence is characterized by a beautiful deep color.
  

  The Blue Fountain variety forms a lush cascade of greenery and flowers of a pale blue shade with a white eye

• Royal Palace. Bushes are formed in height no more than 12-15 cm, have a bronze color of leaves and bright red flowers.
  

  In the photo on the left is the variety "Royal Palace", on the right is the lobelia "Sapphire"

Cascade

The bushes are the most lush, but not as dense as the usual species. They grow in length up to 35-40 cm. The greatest effect is produced when planting in special containers (pots, pots, boxes). This is the second most popular species. Lobelia Cascade blooms with blue, white or bluish pink small flowers. Looks harmoniously in a composition with bright plants (petunia, chamomile, bell).

Lobelia ampelous "Cascade" - a mixture of colors

The choice of a successful combination with other flowers - neighbors in the flower bed

Lobelia in a flowerbed gets along well with other flowers. The best company is made up of short plants. The composition of blue-blue varieties of lobelia, iberis and snow-white alissum looks harmoniously. To create a bright and festive atmosphere, a combination with red-pink balsams, pelargonium and begonia is suitable. You can add undersized yellow or lemon marigolds.

Lobelia with petunia in a hanging pot

One-year lobelia with two-year-old violets

Also ageratums and petunias perfectly coexist with lobelia, and the silvery shine of cineraria slightly mutes the brightness of these flowers. A bell, verbena, cloves and salvia are added to group plantings. Ampel species are combined with ivy shoots, asparagus and chlorophytums.

Cold duet lobelia + begonia

Conclusion

The variety of species and varieties allows you to choose the best option for decorating the site. In addition, lobelia is considered a versatile plant that will harmoniously fit into any style of garden landscape design.

Video: How to grow lobelia in your garden?

Photo: Lobelia in the garden