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Lobelia sessilifolia -

Family:Campanulaceae
Habit:Perennial
Height:0.7
Width:0.3
Synonyms:
Range:E. Asia - Japan.
Lobelia sessilifolia () is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.7m and a width of 0.3m . It has a hardness rating of 5.
Lobelia sessilifolia will flower in February. The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by

Soil Information

Lobelia sessilifolia will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is not necessary for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Lobelia sessilifolia prefers soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Lobelia sessilifolia can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Wet places in lowland and mountains all over Japan[58].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

Cultivation Details

Requires a wet soil[1].

Edible Uses*

* See disclaimer
Edible Rating: 1/5
The buds and young plants are cooked and used as a famine food[177, 179]. Caution is advised because they contain a toxic alkaloid[179].

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame[200]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in spring[200]. Basal cuttings in spring[1]. Harvest the shoots when they are about 10cm long with plenty of underground stem. Pot them up into individual pots and keep them in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the summer. Layering in moist sand, it forms roots at the nodes[200].

Known Hazards

The plant contains a toxic alkaloid[179]. It contains the alkaloid lobeline which has a similar effect upon the nervous system as nicotine[274].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora of Japan. (English translation)
Ohwi. G.
Author: Ohwi. G.
Rating:
Publisher : The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
Date of Publication : 1965

The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Huxley. A.
Author: Huxley. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Date of Publication : 1992

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