Scientific Name
Lobelia spicata

Common Name
Pale-spike lobelia; Spiked lobelia

Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit: Elongated, slender spikelike cluster of small pale purplish blue to bluish white flowers; two narrow lobes above and three wider lobes below that form a lip  
Flowering Season: Summer into fall
Foliage: 1 to 3.5 inch lance-shaped or narrowly ovate, nearly toothless, light green basal leaves; simple stem is densely downy toward the base but smooth above
Site: Meadows, fields, thickets, dry sandy soil
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