lobelia

[ loh-beel-yuh ]

noun

1. any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.

lobelia

/ ləʊˈbiːlɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the campanulaceous genus Lobelia, having red, blue, white, or yellow five-lobed flowers with the three lower lobes forming a lip

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobelia¹

1730–40; < New Latin; named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist, physician to James I of England; -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobelia¹

C18: from New Latin, named after Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Flemish botanist

Example Sentences

For a lot of color, house plant lover need to look no further than the lobelia plant.

From Seattle Times

Now, it is a larger and maturing display that includes towering shrubs of buttonbush and bayberry amid lower drifts of lobelia, aster, swamp mallow, goldenrod and winterberry.

From Seattle Times

In the heart of the garden, there are towering shrubs of buttonbush and bayberry amid lower drifts of lobelia, aster, swamp mallow, goldenrod and winterberry.

From Washington Post

Throw in some hardy begonias, lobelias and Siberian, Japanese or Louisiana irises, and you will welcome the storm clouds.

From Washington Post

“This is a good time for your lobelia cardinalis that’s blooming now, and some of your salvias.”

From Washington Times