Great Blue Lobelia
Great Blue Lobelia
Common Name: Great Blue Lobelia
Latin Name: Lobelia siphilitica
Bloom Time: Summer (Starts late Summer and continues into mid-Fall)
Location: Nature Trail, beside the Creek near the Crossover
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Special Note: The species name refers to an old medicinal use for curing syphilis, which didn’t work.