Lobelia ampelnaya

Lobelia ampelnaya looks great in hanging flowerpots and baskets.
The plant multiplies the seed method. Depending on the region, lopelia ampelia is planted on seedlings or directly into the open ground. When sowing in the open ground, flowering does not occur until August. Seeds of lobelia rise in the light, so they are not sprinkled on top. Sprouts that appear after 13-15 days should be watered as they dry up. Seedlings can easily be hit by a "black leg", so a weak solution of potassium permanganate is added to the irrigation water. After 10-11 days after emergence, it is desirable to feed them with complex fertilizers. Dive the seedlings after the appearance on them of two real leaves. Lobelia ampelia gives very small seedlings, so they can be transplanted several times in one container. For a better branching, the plant is plucked several times. Lobelia ampelia easily reproduces vegetatively. One of the shoots should be sprinkled with earth and poured. Approximately 10 days later, spines are formed on this shoot. After this, the shoot can be separated from the main plant and transplanted. In order not to plant lobelies every year, it can be kept in the house in winter.

Lobelia ampel Sapphire has a height of 27-35 cm and a strongly branched bush. Leaflets light green color, the flowers are bright blue, have a white spot
On the bottom of the flower. Lobelia ampelnaya Marquise has a cascade form of a bush with hanging sprouts. Flowers of bright red color reach 2 cm in diameter, two-hued. Small seeds of these varieties for the convenience of sowing mixed with dry sand and do not close up. Lobelia is not very demanding on soils, it grows well on loams with neutral acidity. At too frequent top dressing and on fatty soils plants plentifully increase green weight and bloom worse. In order to make the soil more air-permeable, a little sand can be added to it. When growing lobelia in hanging baskets and pots, it is necessary to provide a good drainage system. Ampel lobely planted in a plant pot for several pieces, so the plant looks much better. During flowering, the plant responds well to top dressing with potassium sulfate. Cardinally prolong the flowering of lobelia can be a strong pruning of the bush. For this, the stems are cut at a height of 6-7 cm from the soil level, after which a complex fertilizer is introduced. After this, new shoots begin to form, which blossom in about 2 weeks. In this way, you can achieve blossoming of lobelia until late autumn. The plant blooms better in bright sunny places. Lobelia ampelnaya differs high resistance to various pests-insects and diseases.

Popular varieties of ampel lobelia:

White cascade - length of shoots to 55 cm, white flowers, up to 2 cm in diameter. Prefers moderately fertile loose soils.

Cascade - creeping shoots up to 45 cm in length, flowers of white, ruby, red and blue color, having a diameter of 2 cm. The abundant flowering continues from June to late autumn. A mixture of colorful flowers provides variegated basket.

Pink cascade - hanging shoots 32-32 cm dina. Has two-edged
Pink flowers on short pedicels. This variety of lobelia is most often
Decorate the retaining walls. Also, the plant can be used as a ground cover.

Richardii is the result of crossing several species. The shoots of this plant are stiff and long. Like all hybrid variations, multiplies only by cuttings.

The widespread use of landscape design is the simultaneous use of cluster and ampel lobelia. When they are co-planted into one basket, you get a real flowering ball that can decorate the pergola, gazebo or terrace.