Lobelia chinensis, a
perennial herb with a height of 10-15cm, inhabits damp places. Stems
are slender, crawl on the ground, extend long, and propagate by
taking roots from nodes. Leaves are 1-2cm long,2-4mm wide, in a
lanceolate shape, and of distichous phyllotaxis. Axils emerge long
peduncles and set single light red-purple flowers. As flowering
ends, the peduncles face downward. About 1cm long, corollas cut
themselves into five of the same size. Bloom time: June-October. |