Lobelia Sapphire (Lobelia erinus)

💙 A waterfall of true blue

Trailing stems smothered in tiny sapphire-blue flowers, each with a bright white eye. One of the very few genuinely blue flowers you can grow from seed — and the finest trailer for hanging baskets.

📦 Pack Contents

• 70+ premium imported seeds (lobelia seed is dust-fine — a little goes a long way)
• Sprouting rate: 70–80%
• Sprouts in 14–21 days

🌸 Plant Profile

• Trailing habit, cascading 25–35 cm over the edge of a pot
• Masses of small 1–2 cm flowers in deep sapphire blue with white centres
• Blooms 80–100 days after sprouting; flowers through winter into spring
• Made for hanging baskets, window boxes, pot edges, wall planters and ground cover

🌞 Growing Conditions

• Light: Morning sun with light afternoon shade
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained soil with plenty of compost
• Water: Keep consistently moist — lobelia wilts quickly if it dries out
• Climate: Cool-season lover, best at 15–22°C

📅 When to Plant (Pakistan)

• Peak sowing window: September to November

🌿 Quick Tips

1. Do not cover the seeds. They're as fine as dust and need light to germinate — press onto a moist surface and leave exposed.
2. Mix the seed with a pinch of dry sand before sowing so you can spread it evenly instead of dumping it in one spot.
3. Water from below (soak the tray) until seedlings establish — a watering can will wash the tiny seeds away.
4. Be patient: sprouting is slow and seedlings are threadlike for the first 3 weeks. This is normal.
5. Trim back by a third mid-season if it goes leggy — it rebounds with a fresh flush of flowers.