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lobelia 'Fan Lachs'

Lobelia × speciosa 'Fan Lachs' (Fan Series)

Genus: Lobelia
Family: Campanulaceae

About this plant

'Fan Lachs' is a compact, clump-forming, slightly-hairy perennial, often grown as an annual, reaching up to 60cm tall. Dark stems bear oblong to oval-shaped bronzed-green leaves, and from summer into autumn, dense spires of salmon-pink, two-lipped flowers

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in deep, fertile, reliably-moist soil in full sun or partial shade. Feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser every two weeks until mid-summer and a low nitrogen fertiliser from then on

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 15-18°C in late winter

Pests

Slugs may be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years