Lisianthus

Florida Blue

About Lisianthus and Florida Blue

Lisianthus

Florida Blue

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.00 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.00 cm8.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Common Name

Lisianthus

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

In Hindi

Lisianthus

In German

Lisianthus

In French

Lisianthus

In Spanish

Lisianthus

In Greek

Lisianthus

In Portuguese

Lisianthus

In Polish

Eustoma

In Latin

Lisianthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Family

Gentianaceae

Genus

Eustoma

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Chironieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Lisianthus and Florida Blue

Wondering what are the properties of Lisianthus and Florida Blue? We provide you with everything About Lisianthus and Florida Blue. Lisianthus doesn't have thorns and Florida Blue doesn't have thorns. Also Lisianthus does not have fragrant flowers. Lisianthus has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Lisianthus and Florida Blue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Grass Plants » More

Lisianthus and Broomsedge

Lisianthus and Oatgrass

Lisianthus and Giant Reed

» More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Lisianthus and Florida Blue

Season and care of Lisianthus and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Lisianthus and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Lisianthus season is Spring and Summer and Florida Blue season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Lisianthus is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Lisianthus is Neutral, Alkaline and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Lisianthus and Florida Blue Physical Information

Lisianthus and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Lisianthus height is 20.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Lisianthus and Florida Blue are as follows:

Lisianthus flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Lisianthus leaf color: Gray Green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Lisianthus and Florida Blue

Care of Lisianthus and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lisianthus pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Lisianthus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.