Common Name -  Great Blue Lobelia
	Scientific Name - Lobelia siphilitica
	Family Name -  Bellflower (Campanulaceae)
Season	Late summer autumn perennial.
Habitat	Wet places, swamps, ditches and shorelines of small lakes and streams.
Flower	Blue, irregular bell shape, with 5 petals. Two petals project upwards and 3 spread downwards. The petals unite above the base to form a tube. The tube is striped.
Leaves	Alternate, simple, toothed, and pointed. Individual leaves are 2" to 4" long.
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