Lobelia syphilitica

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Read about Lobelia syphilitica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Lobelia syphilitica, Linn. Strong, weedy herb, 2-3 ft., glabrous or nearly so, mostly simple: lvs. thin, oblong- oval to lanceolate, attenuate to the apex but the point mostly blunt, small-dentate or crenate-denticulate, narrowed into a very short petiole: fls. about 1 in. long in a long, wand-like, racemose spike, blue or purplish, the tube about 1/2 in. long; calyx hairv and enlarging in fr. the lance-acuminate lobes conspicuous, and bearing auricles in the sinuses. Moist places, eastern states (MainetoLa.). B.R.537:32:6 (as L.glandulosa). Mn. 7:61. Gn.M. 5:344. Var. 41ba, Hort., has nearly white fls.—Interesting plant for bog-gardens and moist borders. In dry soils it will grow, but with less vigor.


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