mint Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I would like to know a bit about what to do with these flowers. They are impossible to dead head and OH has heard that you can comb them and remove the dead flowers that way.Anyone know anything about this, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukhostland Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 What type of Lobelia do you have? There are several species (actually, around 400!), some of which have very different requirements. If you do not have the name, flower colour and growth form would be a help (a photo even better)Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 Thank you for your reply, Colin.I am fairly sure it's the lobelia erinus. Wish I could do a photo but, since moving house, I have been unable to find the cable for the camera.Any advice you give me will be followed closely and be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I've got about 12 lobelias, some white and some blue - I love the white ones, they're so airy. They're all sort of bushy, and I never deadhead them, except for one which I got by mistake and is a sort of trailer. Always looks untidy and lots of dead flowers, and almost seems to need "combing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liz Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 [quote user="sweet 17"]I am fairly sure it's the lobelia erinus. .[/quote]Sounds like the common bedding plant then. Usually fairly tufty but also trailing and then much used in hanging baskets. In the UK it is an annual but in your area it could well be perennial. Either way I would just trim the flowers off with garden shears and give a general fertiliser feed. If it looks a bit scruffy it will soon grow again. Never heard of combing!Oops! Sorry about all the quote stuff, don't know how to get rid of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Thanks, Liz. I'll just cut off the dead bits then.Mine are a glorious blue-purple. I have mostly "hot" colours in my garden and, although blue is supposed to be a "cool" colour, these are such a deep and vibrant purple that they really look wonderful and are a glorious contrast to the reds and oranges.BTW, still talking about flowers (though not lobelias), I bought a fuschia hybrid called Cardinal Lafarges at a flower fare recently and I can't believe the amount of blooms on this little bush.So very satisfying......[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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