Botanical nomenclature: Lobelia telekii ‘Mt. Kenya’
Common name: Giant Lobelia
Family: campanulaceae
Origin: tropical eastern africa
Height: 1.50 – 3.50 meter
Brightness: full sun, partial shading
Climate: see description
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A fantastic and very rare plant, fascinating specimen and special for collectors.
Lobelia are common garden plants and are usually grown by their floriferous nature. As with most plants; There are also some species that surprise us, and that often cause us perplexity.
Lobelia is no exception, with its two copies (lobelia gregoriana and lobelia telekii), also called vulgarly, as lobelias giant of the mountains of Africa.
The two species are lobelia telekii, commonly known as cousin it lobelia (lobelia primo itt), in reference and resemblance to fictional character in the series adams family. This article was called the homage to Hungarian explorer Count Smarte Telekii, who led the first expedition to Mount Kenya.
Lobelia telekii inhabits the driest slopes, while its close relative (Gregorian lobelia) prefers the humid valleys.
This species is characterized by an infinity of fibers and films that produce in its maturity a giant inflorescence of 3 meters of height, protected by a mass of long proteins silvery and possibly pink.
Birds are the natural pollinators of flowers that are hidden between the large bracts inside the inflorescence of lobelia telekii. Like flowers are purple.
Lobelia telekii native to the mountains of tropical East Africa, Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon and the band of East African aberdare. It lives at high altitudes on well-drained slopes. It is a species semelópsea, that applies to its reproductive effort in the production of a single inflorescence. The secret species is polysaccharide, which may be useful for their survival in the inhospitable environment of their habitat.
Lobelia telekii is already found in successful cultivation by some plant collectors.
A fabulous and very rare, fascinating plant for collectors and nature lovers.
Lobelia (English)
Most seeds require oxygen to germinate, if buried too deep in their growing medium, or if the medium is too wet, the seeds may not get the oxygen they require.
Some seeds need to be in the light (surface sown) or in the dark (sown deep enough to receive little or no light) to germinate. A rule of thumb is to cover the seeds their own width deep in the growing medium, but some seeds prefer to be sown much deeper, and some fairly large seeds like to be surface sown (or higher).
Many seeds germinate best at certain temperatures, some will germinate at a comparatively wide range of temperatures, yet others need fluctuating temperatures.
Almost all seeds are waiting in a dormant state for some outside stimulus to break their dormancy, some just need sufficiently high humidity ambient, others need scarification, vernalization or to be passed through the intestines of an animal.
Lobelia seeds will usually germinate in 15-20 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic.
Normally will only germinate with light so surface sow. Sow Lobelia seeds on the surface of a Well drained seed sowing mix at about 22°C.
Lobelia seeds need to be "overwintered" before they will germinate.
Stratification; cold treatment or vernalization. Seeds of some species need just a couple of weeks, others 3 months. Seeds can be stratified in dampened peat or sand, in a plastic box or bag at 4°C or 5°C in a refrigerator. The seeds should not be frozen or in a wet medium. Very small seeds can be sown on the surface of their growing medium, in pots sealed in plastic bags, and kept in the 'fridge. Many vernalized seeds need light to germinate when they are sown in the "Spring".
Place seed of perennial types in fridge for 3 months.
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