Lobelia tupa

Common Name:
Devil's tobacco
Plant Type:
Deciduous perennial
Family:
Campanulaceae (The Bellflower Family)
Geographic Origin:
South America
California Native?:
No

Plant Size:
4-5 feet+
Landscape/Garden Uses:
Mixed plantings
Flowering Season:
Summer and fall

Flower Color:
Scarlet
Exposure:
Sun or light shade
Soils:
Well-drained soil

Suggested Irrigation:
Moderate watering
Estimated Hardiness:
Hardy to 15-20 degrees F.

Broad light green leaves form great clumps to 2 feet. Erect stems produce flower spires with many narrow light red flowers in summer and fall. Attractive to hummingbirds. Deciduous with hard frost.