Is Lobelia deer resistant?
Lobelia erinus
About Lobelia
About the most intense blue available in a bedding annual, and it trails well over container edges. It hates heat and stops dead in midsummer in warm regions; shear it back and water and it usually recovers for autumn. Never let it dry out completely, because it rarely comes back from that.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- High
- Spacing
- 6 to 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Lobelia
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- Annual CandytuftIberis umbellataGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- Annual SalviaSalvia splendensGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- Annual VerbenaVerbena x hybridaGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- Bachelor's ButtonsCentaurea cyanusGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- BasilOcimum basilicumGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
- BorageBorago officinalisGrown as an annual, any zoneSeldom damaged
Where Lobelia grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Lobelia
- Is Lobelia deer resistant?
- Lobelia (Lobelia erinus) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Lobelia grow in?
- Lobelia is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Lobelia grow in shade?
- Yes. Lobelia tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- How big does Lobelia get?
- Mature height is roughly 6–9 in. Growth rate is fast.