I never believed photos of lobelia flowers until I saw them in person. They are truly an intense blue! These blossoms almost look like butterflies. I like the white "runways" that guide insects to the nectar of each flower. I wonder what they look like in the ultraviolet wavelengths that bees can see.
Are lobelias hard to grow? Well, this little lobelia loves life! It self-seeded in the crack between two concrete steps! It's only a couple inches high, but it's mighty! Have you seen any flowers thriving in difficult places lately?
There are a lot of different kinds of Lobelias. This one is Lobelia ericus. Do you grow any Lobelias? Do you grow any blue flowers?
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Existential Seagull // Waiting for the Sausalito Ferry // Ephemeral Arkansas Creek // Pennyroyal Wetlands // March of the Sweetgums - Landscape Change // Snake in the Grass
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