When the subject of lobelia comes up, most people think of the diminutive Lobelia erinus, much prized for the intensity of its cobalt-blue flowers, though it comes in other shades of blue and purple ...

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This should not be a surprise, you might say, since there are a total of 415 Lobelia species throughout the world. There must be at least one species you would love and at least one I would love, too.