Lobelia siphilitica alba
(Great Lobelia)

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               Seedpod                                           Leaf                                            Stem                                        Seed                                          Habit

Facts About this Plant:

    Common Names: White Great Lobelia
    Lifespan: Perennial
    Zones: 3 - 9
    Type: Forb
    Bloom Time: July - September
    Status: Native
    Range:

Lobelia siphilitica alba, or White Great Lobelia, is native to the eastern two thirds of the United States, except Florida. It grows in moist prairies, meadows, swamp edges, ditches, and wet open woods, as well as woodland edges. It blooms in mid to late summer, with stalks of large white flowers.

This is not an actual different species, but is a variant of the original species, a sort of "albino" that can occur anywhere that this plant occurs.

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