- Bloom Time: July – Oct.
- Bloom Color: Blue
- Height: 3 feet
- Sun: Full to partial
- Soil: Wet to medium
Lobelia siphilitica
Caterpillar food for
Greater Black-letter Dart(Xestia dolosa), Spotted Cut-Worm (Xestia c-nigrum), Dark-Spotted Palthis (Palthis angulalis), Red-Banded Leafroller Moth (Argyrotaenia velutinana)
Attracts these pollinators
Digger Bees (Anthophora spp.), Yellow-Faced Bees (Hylaeus spp.), Green Sweat Bees (Agapostemon spp.), Small Carpenter Bees (Ceratina spp.), Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.), Weevil (Cleopomiarus hispidulus)
More information: Minnesota Wildflowers
Photo credit: Andrew C, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0