Lobelia tupa

LOBELIA tupa
Devil's Tobacco

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 3'-6'+ (1-2m+)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Red

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Campanulales (Bellflower Order)

Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)

Genus: Lobelia

Species: tupa

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Lobelia tupa is not a very well-known plant, but it is a good plant for the back of a border, reaching a height of 3-6 feet, with a stout stem and tough felted grey leaves. In summer, it bears long terminal spikes of unusual deep brick red spiky flowers with prominent white stamens.
This Plant is POISONOUS
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Outside (29 days)
Deno (24 days)
Winter
Inside (13 days)
Propagator (11 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a round capsule with a long beak.
Seed The seeds are tiny brown balls. There are many seeds in a seed pod.
Seedling The seedleaves are pointed. The first true leaves are also pointed.

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				Germination: Spring Outside (29 days) Deno (24 days) Winter Inside (13 days) Propagator (11 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is a round capsule with a long beak. Seed The seeds are tiny brown balls. There are many seeds in a seed pod. Seedling The seedleaves are pointed. The first true leaves are also pointed.