| White lobelia
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| Lobelia paludosa
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| Campanulaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
| Description: |
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Medium herbaceous wildflower. |
| Height: |
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About 1-2 feet in height. Taller than broad. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties. Perhaps never present or extirpated in Broward County. |
| Habitats: |
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Wet pinelands. |
| Soils: |
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Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
| Flower Color: |
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Pale blue or white. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy. |
| Flowering Season: |
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Spring-fall. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
| Wildlife and Ecology: |
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| Horticultural Notes: |
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| Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page. |
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Chuck McCartney, 1994 In habitat, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida Expand
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida
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