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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

cardinal flower see lobelia .

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24 Hour Fitness USA Inc. has signed a 180-month, $11.58 million lease for 35,000 square feet of space located at Sycamore Avenue and Lobelia Drive in Vista.(LEASES)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 11/12/2007; ; 52 words ; ...Fitness USA Inc. has signed a 180-month, $11.58 million lease for 35,000 square feet of space located at Sycamore Avenue and Lobelia Drive in Vista. The lessor, Western Skies Blue River Associates, was represented by Dave Hagglund of CB Richard Ellis, Marc... Read more
Lobelias in new colors, lobelias that trail or stand upright.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1988; 403 words ; Lobelias in new colors, lobelias that trail or stand upright Edging a border or cascading out of a container, few plants can match annual lobelia (L. erinus) for versatility and long-lasting bloom, from summer till... Read more
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Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 6/25/2001; 326 words ; REAL ESTATE LEASES Property: NWC Sycamore & Lobelia, Vista Lessor: Vistamore Plaza, LLC Leasing agents: Dan Malcolm and Chris Hickman of Retail Properties Group, Inc. represented... Read more
Beware the unknown brew: herbal teas and toxicity.
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer; 5/1/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...marketplace two decades ago. Comfrey, Lobelia and Sassafras Comfrey tea has been implicated...and it was banned in Canada in 1989. Lobelia tea can cause vomiting, breathing problems...and death when used in large amounts. Lobelia, also called Indian tobacco, was used... Read more
They planted in June for a fall wedding.
Magazine article from: Sunset; 6/1/1986; 450 words ; ...Washington geraniums, two shades of blue lobelia, and trailing ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea...planted with petunias, marigolds, geraniums, lobelia, and more ground ivy. Like resetting the...fibrous), coleus, fuchsias, impatiens, and lobelia did the job. Most were planted in the... Read more
Stack a tower of roses.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 9/1/2001; ; 278 words ; ...2-inch pots) * Three sixpacks of blue lobelia DIRECTIONS 1. Fill the bowls about 2/3...plants slightly outward. 3. Plant one lobelia between the roses. 4. Fill in the remainder...midsize bowl as described in step 2, setting lobelia plants between them. Press down soil... Read more
Crops from above are real bonus.
Newspaper article from: The Star (Sheffield) (Sheffield, England); 5/12/2008; 157 words ; ...baskets are always popular and we've come a long way from the traditional summer creations of trailing geraniums, nepeta and lobelia - nothing wrong with these, I hasten to add. I well remember when winter baskets of dwarf bulbs, pansies etc was practically... Read more
Cameras to catch yobs in the act.
Newspaper article from: Northants Evening Telegraph (Kettering, England); 4/3/2008; 325 words ; ...by anti- social behaviour can now film any suspicious activity and hand the footage to police. A number of people living in Lobelia Road, Kettering, have been loaned cameras to try to combat problem behaviour. The close is bordered by shops in Cedar Road... Read more
Village wants flower power.
Newspaper article from: Bridlington Free Press (Bridlington, England); 5/10/2007; 166 words ; ...Environmental Action Group wants people to help it stock up flower boxes around Flamborough with colourful geraniums, busy lizzies, lobelia and a variety of other bedding plants. They have been bought with an Action Earth grant from the Community Service Volunteers... Read more
29 great summer color makers.(Garden Color)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1996; 700+ words ; ...part shade. Great with forget-me-nots and lobelia. - C.S. Centranthus. S, PS, SH. Particularly...and purples). S, PS. Lovely mingled with lobelia. Nice foliage. - C.S. Heuchera (coral...combine well with white alyssum, blue lobelia, and dark green English ivy. - J.W. Salvia... Read more

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Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Lobeliaceae A family of herbs or small trees, mainly tropical but with some temperate species, that are close to Campanulaceae but have irregular, 2-lipped corollas . Many (e.g. Lobelia ) are grown for ornament. Modern classifications recognize about 25 genera, with about 400 species. Read more

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