
Bay Lobelia
Also known as
Dortmannia feayana
Taxonomy
Lobelia feayana
Lobelia
Campanulaceae
Asterales

How to care for Bay Lobelia
How often to water your Bay Lobelia

every 9
Bay Lobelia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Bay Lobelia in your home

a window
Bay Lobelia love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Bay Lobelia does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bay Lobelia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Bay Lobelia

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bay Lobelia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Does anybody know what this plant is? #CardinalFlower
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My #scarletlobelia has gone limp! What do I do? It's a marginal plant, and currently resides in my ponds bog filter, none of the other plants in the bog filter have done this...
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My lobelia plant I rescued from the 50 cent bin at the store has got her first flower this morning! I’m super excited to see it continue to grow (and hopefully bring me more flowers!) The plants there all had a pretty rough pest problem with both fungus gnats and some other pest I didn’t recognize. I changed her out of her tiny pot, used a bit of insecticidal soap—she seems to be improving :) #NewGrowth
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Plants are looking great today! My lobelia I rescued also has two new blooms. I’m so excited that it’s recovering! Also I got some new plants yesterday.. I’m especially excited to see a bloom from my new coneflower as this is my first time picking out a native flower since learning how much more beneficial they are :) #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom
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What’s up with my lobelia?? It’s seemed perfectly happy up until now but part of ut has withered. It used to have a pest problem but it hasn’t had any trouble since.. is it not enough water? too much sun?? help! #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom #PestControl #help
Care Summary for Bay Lobelia
Bay Lobelia
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
