Also, they prefer more shade than sun in hot zones such as mine. I love it most anywhere in my garden. Since I also want something blue and white in my basket, I love the Blue Cascade and White Lady. Both come in the trailing variety just made for hanging baskets. There are also other colors such as carmine red, purple with white eyes, and Cambridge blue.
Lobelia is quite hardy, and thrives in our summer heat.
It blooms into late fall and requires little care. Its blossoms are very showy indeed and are used widely for container planting. To see just how lovely lobelia looks in hanging baskets, take a little side trip to Meadowview for a while and feast your eyes on some gorgeous hanging baskets filled with lobelia. This variety of verbena grows upright, and has massed heads of small round-topped flowers. Verbena comes in a rainbow of bright colors, and will attract both hummers and butterflies.