Annuals | Perennials | Vegetables | Herbs | Home  Lobelia pendula Blue Cascade Lobelia pendula Blue Cascade Half-hardy Annual Trailer - Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Ideal for: Baskets, Bedding, Containers, Edging, Patio, Tubs
Description The freely branching plants are covered in myriads of blooms from spring until late autumn and provide a cloud of true Cambridge blue flowers with a small white eye. As an outdoor trailing plant, Blue Cascade is unsurpassed! Sowing Instructions | Sowing time: | Indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost |
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Sow at 18-24C (65-75F) in a good seed sowing mix. Sow seed on surface of sowing mix and gently firm down. Keep soil damp but not wet. Do not exclude light, sealing in a plastic bag after sowing is helpful. Germination usually takes 14-21 days. Growing Instructions When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant in bunches of 3 or 4 per 7.5cm (3in) pot and grow on in cooler conditions. Plant up into containers, hanging baskets etc, and leave for 10-15 days before moving out of doors. Caution Harmful if eaten.
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