Dortmann'S Cardinalflower

Description

Lobelia dortmanna (Dortmann's cardinalflower or water lobelia) is an aquatic stoloniferous herbaceous perennial aquatic plant with basal rosettes, and flower stalks growing to 70-200 cm tall. The flowers are 1-2 cm long, with a five-lobed white to pale pink or pale blue corolla, produced one to ten on an erect raceme held above the water surface. The fruit is a capsule 5-10 mm long and 3-5 mm wide, containing numerous small seeds