Ah, now let me tell you ’bout these blue morning bloom flowers called Glory Lobelia. You see, this flower, it don’t ask for much, but it sure gives plenty. The blooms, they come up real nice in the morning, so blue and pretty, almost like the sky after rain, makes you feel calm just lookin’ at ’em.
Now, these lobelia flowers, they like a spot where they can get some sun, but not too much. Too much sun can be rough, like workin’ all day in the field, so they need a bit of shade too. Not too fussy on the soil neither, but they do like it moist. You gotta keep the soil damp, not dry like the road after a hot day, ’cause dry soil don’t do them no good. And if you plant ’em in good, rich dirt, well, they’ll bloom even nicer.
Some folks, they like to cut the flowers back in the summer if they get too wild. Don’t need to do that all the time though, only if they start to look a bit scraggly. Perennials, you gotta watch ’em, ’cause when they finish flowerin’, you’ll wanna deadhead ‘em, means takin’ off the old flowers so new ones can grow. Come autumn, best to cut back the leaves too, so they can rest nice and good for winter.
But listen, these flowers can get sick if you ain’t careful. Sometimes, a thing called “dumping off” can happen. It’s some kind of fungus that rots the stems right near the soil. If you see that happen, you gotta act fast, or you might lose ’em. Just like how crops can get sick, these flowers need a bit of care to stay healthy.
Now, back in the day, the Cherokee folks, they used blue lobelia for all sorts of things. Headaches, fevers, even rheumatism—this plant was their go-to. They even thought it could help with things like worms and syphilis. The Haudenosaunee people, well, they had their own uses too. They believed it could fight off bad spirits and sickness. They’d smash up the plant and make a drink or use it to gargle when they had a cough.
These blue lobelia flowers, they got a meaning too, from back in the old days. In the language of flowers, folks used to give ’em as a sign of affection. It was like sayin’, “I admire you.” But the blue ones, they were special, bringin’ peace and quiet, like a calm river flowin’ through the valley. You give someone blue lobelia, you’re tellin’ them you wish ’em peace.
Oh, and if you want to see hummingbirds around your garden, you can plant more flowers with them. Hummingbirds love flowers like lobelia ’cause they got these long tubular shapes that hold the nectar. You plant ’em in spring and summer, you’ll have those little birds visitin’ all the time, buzzin’ ’round and bringin’ life to the garden.
So if you’re lookin’ for a flower that’s not too much trouble but brings plenty of beauty and peace, blue lobelia might just be what you need. Keep ’em watered, give ’em a bit of shade, and they’ll reward you with blooms that’ll make you smile every mornin’.”
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