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A breakthrough in lobelia breeding, Lobelia Masterpiece Blue with Eye is a compact plant that exhibits outstanding garden performance and flowers early in larger flowers with cutting-edge color. Lobelia Masterpiece Blue with Eye is a tender perennial (Zones 10-11), usually grown as an annual, offering spring through summer interest. The well-branched plant grows to a mature size of approximately 10 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 16 inches wide and blooms heavily in masses of striking blue flowers with a white eye that smother the long-flowering plant throughout the season. Borne in large, loose clusters, the flowers attract pollinators, including hummingbirds, butterflies, and many types of bees.
A Lobelia erinus, commonly called lobelia or annual lobelia, Masterpiece Blue with Eye has a compact, mounding habit that's perfect for patio pots and small-space garden beds and borders. It is shown to best effect grouped or massed as it forms a low cushy mat of intensely colored blooms. Masterpiece Blue with Eye is a great option for fields, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens.
Lobelias prefer locations with full sun to dappled shade and organically rich, evenly moist, well-draining soils. Most lobelias perform best in cool spring weather; however, Masterpiece Blue with Eye has excellent heat tolerance and impressive summer performance, which can also be aided with a bit of shade, consistent water, and a 2-inch layer of mulch around the base of plants.
Start lobelia seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before last frost and transplant seedlings to the garden after all threat of frost has passed.
To ensure your lobelia plants thrive, explore our detailed guide on How to Grow Lobelia Seeds and discover all the essential tools on our Growing Supplies page for a seamless gardening experience from sowing to bloom.
This seed comes as a pellet. Pelleted seeds are small seeds that have been clay-coated to make them larger and more uniform in size and shape, making them easier to handle when planting.
