Lobelia gracilis

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Read about Lobelia gracilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lobelia gracilis, Andr. (L. trigonocaulis, Hook.). A foot or less high, slender, decumbent at the base, glabrous: lower lvs. ovate and deeply cut, the upper ones narrower and pinnatifid (becoming linear and entire at the top of the st.): fls. ½ - ¾ in. across, blue with a whitish eye, the middle lower lobe strongly obovate, the 2 upper lobes small and curved and usually hairy; fl.-cluster long and open, more or less 1-sided: seed angled, not winged. New S.Wales. B.M.741;5088. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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