Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Picture taken September 13, 2001
These plants are grow 1 - 3 feet tall, with toothed, alternate leaves. The flowers are deep blue, 2-lipped, and bloom August through October. It grows in moist meadows and along streams. The Iriquois used the roots of this plant to cure syphilis. In England, around 1800, tests were run on the Great Blue Lobelia to see if that was true. The results were negative.
Lobelia siphilitica
Campanuluceae
Harebell Family
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