GREAT LOBELIA
			Lobelia siphilitica
	HOME Botanical Terms Lists: Master Plant List Flowering Times List Flowers by Color/Type Endangered Species List Habitat List Use the 'back' button on your browser to return, if necessary.		A showy wildflower that looks good in the garden. DESCRIPTION: These bright blue flowers connect to a single unbranched stem and grow to 4' in some areas. The flowers are about an inch long with 2 lower lips sometimes striped with white erupting from a long tube. FLOWERS: Late July to October HABITAT: Wet meadows, along stream banks and rich lowland woods. OTHER INFORMATION: The strange species name comes from the lore that it was once a cure for syphilis. OTHER OBSERVATIONS: My observations about this plant can be found at: OFFSITE INFORMATION: If you're interested