Lobelia erinus 'Masterpiece'
lobelia
This vibrant lobelia is prized for its early flowering and larger-than-average blooms, featuring striking blue petals with a distinctive white eye. Its well-branched, mounding growth habit makes it ideal for containers, hanging baskets, and bedding displays, adding long-lasting colour from late spring through to autumn.
Lobelia erinus 'Masterpiece' also boasts excellent heat tolerance, ensuring reliable performance in warm summers, and is perfect for creating a bold statement in pots or mixed garden plantings.
Lobelia erinus 'Masterpiece' also boasts excellent heat tolerance, ensuring reliable performance in warm summers, and is perfect for creating a bold statement in pots or mixed garden plantings.
How to care for Lobelia erinus Masterpiece:
Pot up and grow on under glass until all risk of frost has passed and they can be planted outside in a well-prepared bed. Pinching out the growing tips will encourage them to become bushier, and feed with a high-potash fertiliser at regular intervals throughout the summer.
Flowering period:
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Eventual height:
0.15m
Eventual spread:
0.5m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness:
Frost tender
40 + 20 FREE seedlings
Standard Delivery£5.95
