I have been growing both annual and perennial Ageratum and Begonias for years and found a definite resemblance in these plants. However, Lobelia erinus, about 6 inches tall and low-growing ...

Native to southern Africa, the annual lobelia actually thrives in cooler climates, providing a much-need pop of blue from ...

Even as a seasoned gardener, you may still have those head-scratching moments when you wonder to yourself, "Do annuals or perennials come back every year?" It happens to the best of us. The easy ...

At that price, who can’t help but pop these puffy blue annuals into every nook and cranny? Lobelia erinus is the fancy name for the common annual. But I beg to argue with the annual status.

Trailing lobelia (Lobelia erinus ... is technically a tropical perennial, but it’s usually grown as an annual in most parts of the country. "It shows off colorful arrow- or heart-shaped leaves ...

Annuals throw all their energy into now ... with quiet pink and yellow clusters of flowers. Lobelia: When you need something to cascade, lobelia makes a great draping plant. It becomes covered with ...

Scraggly, unkempt-looking summer annuals are part of the late-season landscape. Cosmos, both the orange and pink types; petunias, callibroacha, lobelia, alyssum, bidens, zinnias, marigolds ...

If you’re at a loss, you’re not alone. Many people aren’t aware of the definitions, let alone the differences, between annuals and perennials. In short, it all comes down to flowers that ...

Every May, I fill my window boxes with annuals, particularly white-flowering impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) and cascading blue-flowering lobelia (Lobelia erinus 'Sapphire'), for they will bloom ...