
Balespike Lobelia
Also known as
highbelia, pale-spike lobelia, pale-spiked lobelia, palespike lobelia and spiked lobelia
Taxonomy
Lobelia spicata
Lobelia
Campanulaceae
Asterales

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

every 9
Balespike Lobelia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt 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 Balespike Lobelia in your home

a window
Balespike Lobelia love being close to bright, sunny windows š.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Balespike Lobelia does not tolerate low-light š«.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Balespike Lobelia in your home š”.
How to fertilize Balespike 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 itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Balespike Lobelia after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever 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! Iām 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 didnāt recognize. I changed her out of her tiny pot, used a bit of insecticidal soapāshe seems to be improving :) #NewGrowth
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Plants are looking great today! My lobelia I rescued also has two new blooms. Iām so excited that itās recovering! Also I got some new plants yesterday.. Iām 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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Whatās up with my lobelia?? Itās seemed perfectly happy up until now but part of ut has withered. It used to have a pest problem but it hasnāt had any trouble since.. is it not enough water? too much sun?? help! #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom #PestControl #help
Care Summary for Balespike Lobelia
Balespike Lobelia
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 1ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.
