Lobelia speciosa 'Russian Princess' 0
Author: Tai Hyun Chung (1882-1971) ex Takenoshin Nakai (1882-1952)Family: Campanulaceae Subfamily: Lobelioideae
Genus: Lobelia
English name: Cardinal flower 'Russian Princess'
Zone: California
References for the genus
- PlantZafrica, Christopher Cupido and Lee-Anne Mannie. Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch 2004. Lobelia
- A revision of Lobelia Subgen. Tupa (Campanulaceae) in China, De-Yuan, Hong and Tie-Jun, Zhang. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 1992 Vol. 30(2) pag. 146. Address
- Cape plants: A conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa - Strelitzia 09, Peter Goldblatt and John Manning. 2001 pag. 390-391. DOI
- East Asian Lobelioideae and ancient divergence of a giant rosette Lobelia in Himalayan Bhutan, Chen, Ling-Yun and Wang, Qing-Feng and Renner, Susanne S. Taxon 2016 Vol. 65(2) pag. 293-304. DOI
- eFloras. eFloras.org Vol. 2 pag. 118775. Lobelia
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1864 Vol. 3 pag. 537-549. Address
- Lobellias in South Africa, Christopher N. Cupido & Ferozah Conrad. Veld & Flora 2001 Vol. 87(3) pag. 118-119. Address
- Notes and new taxa in Lobelia sect. Holopogon (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Walsh, Neville and Albrecht, David and Knox, Eric. Muelleria 2010 Vol. 28 pag. 146-162. DOI
- Revision of Lobelia sect. Homochilus (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Thomas G. Lammers. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 2004 Vol. 21(2) pag. 591-623. JStor
- Revision of Lobelia sect. Tupa (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Lammers, Thomas. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 2000 Vol. 19 pag. 87-110. Address
- A revision of Lobelia Subgen. Tupa (Campanulaceae) in China, De-Yuan, Hong and Tie-Jun, Zhang. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 1992 Vol. 30(2) pag. 146. Address
- Cape plants: A conspectus of the Cape flora of South Africa - Strelitzia 09, Peter Goldblatt and John Manning. 2001 pag. 390-391. DOI
- East Asian Lobelioideae and ancient divergence of a giant rosette Lobelia in Himalayan Bhutan, Chen, Ling-Yun and Wang, Qing-Feng and Renner, Susanne S. Taxon 2016 Vol. 65(2) pag. 293-304. DOI
- eFloras. eFloras.org Vol. 2 pag. 118775. Lobelia
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1864 Vol. 3 pag. 537-549. Address
- Lobellias in South Africa, Christopher N. Cupido & Ferozah Conrad. Veld & Flora 2001 Vol. 87(3) pag. 118-119. Address
- Notes and new taxa in Lobelia sect. Holopogon (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Walsh, Neville and Albrecht, David and Knox, Eric. Muelleria 2010 Vol. 28 pag. 146-162. DOI
- Revision of Lobelia sect. Homochilus (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Thomas G. Lammers. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 2004 Vol. 21(2) pag. 591-623. JStor
- Revision of Lobelia sect. Tupa (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae), Lammers, Thomas. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 2000 Vol. 19 pag. 87-110. Address
General specifications
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 18ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: red
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 2,6ft x 1,3ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h Foliage: deciduous
Growth: fast
Flowering time from July until July
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+40%Clay+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by root division
Germination references for the genus
- PlantZafrica, Christopher Cupido and Lee-Anne Mannie. Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch 2004. Lobelia
Frost resistance: 18ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: red
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 2,6ft x 1,3ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h Foliage: deciduous
Growth: fast
Flowering time from July until July
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+40%Clay+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by root division
Germination references for the genus
- PlantZafrica, Christopher Cupido and Lee-Anne Mannie. Compton Herbarium, Kirstenbosch 2004. Lobelia
Experiences in the garden
28-09-12A Obtaining 6 plants from nursery Lepage (Cultivated from unknown origin)
19-06-14 6x Dead plant because of watering problem: JTz3.