Lobelia inflata
This member of the Lobelia (or Bluebell) family sports tiny pale blue flowers with two lips. The lower lip has three lobes and the upper lip two lobes. Flowers measure 3/8 inch (1 cm) long atop a slightly hairy stem. The thin, light green, ovate, alternate, wavy toothed leaves are 1 - 2.5 inches (2.5 - 6.3 cm) long. This inhabitant of open woods, thickets and fields grows to a height of 1 -2 feet (30 - 60 cm). The name comes from the tradition that American Indians smoked and chewed the dried leaves of this plant. Plant flowers from June to October.
