About

Lobelia 'Queen Victoria' is a named cultivar in the genus Lobelia (family Campanulaceae) that displays the genus's characteristic two‑lipped, tubular flowers. Plants in this group have simple, alternate leaves and flowers with five lobes, often produced abundantly. The Lobelia genus spans annual, perennial and shrubby forms and occurs mainly in tropical to warm temperate regions, with a few species reaching cooler temperate areas. In the UK it flowers from June to September.

About the genus

Lobelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 444 species, with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions. They are known generally as lobelias.

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In the garden

Lobelia 'Queen Victoria' sits within a large, varied genus in the Campanulaceae and carries the morphological hallmarks of lobelias: alternate simple leaves and two‑lipped, five‑lobed tubular flowers. The broader genus occurs chiefly in tropical and warm temperate zones, with some members adapted to cooler climates; cultivars are selected from that diversity for garden use and summer display. Care depends on how this particular cultivar is sold — as a tender annual or a perennial — so check the label and grow it accordingly. Many lobelia cultivars are used for seasonal colour and are managed as summer bedding or patio subjects where plants are replaced or lifted if they are not frost-tolerant. Deadheading and routine attention to moisture and feeding during the growing season will favour continued flowering, while you should follow the supplier's advice on winter protection if the plant is treated as tender. Use Lobelia 'Queen Victoria' where a concentrated run of summer blooms is required; the cultivar produces a notable sequence of flowers and will contribute to a summer display. Expect the cultivar's two‑lipped, five‑lobed flowers between June and September.

More in the Lobelia genus

• 
  Hypsela reniformis
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  Lobelia syphiliticaGreat Blue Lobelia
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  Lobelia syphilitica 'Blue Peter'Great Blue Lobelia
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  Lobelia × vedrariensis
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  Pratia pedunculata 'County Park'Blue Star Creeper
• Lobelia 'Bees' Flame'
• Lobelia 'Cherry Ripe'
• Lobelia 'Dark Crusader'