grandmamaloy: I'm not sure about trimming them since I haven't tried it before, but I might try to overwinter two pots to see if I can trim them or not and how that affects it. I'm just afraid they'll get too large by Spring, but then again if their in a cooler house with less light and water maybe that will help contain them. I started out with 3 little 4" pots and they are spilling out of my whiskey barrel! Hopefully it will work, but if not I've only lost $10-12 in purchasing the parent plants. Might as well try :) Thanks for the tips! 715rose: I've heard that they only grow in water, but maybe they grow in soil for you since they're in a greenhouse? I might try using some rooting hormone that I'm picking up this week and see if that helps. Where do you clip the cuttings and how far/where on the cuttings do you plant them? Any other tips you could share that work for you would be awesome! ken_adrian: I did know it's registered, but I'm only using it for my own personal use in my household, not making any profit. I'm pretty sure no one will knock on my door :) Thanks for the info just in case! mnwsgal: Did you not have very good success or just didn't think it was worth it for you? Thanks to everyone for their advice!

Well, thanks. It was blue last year, so you can see why I was confused.

I have plenty of blue lobelia to send. Can you get any sourwood tree seed to trade?

I winter sowed some lobelia cardinalis this year and got a gazillion seedlings. Yours do look a lot like mine, but I can't be for sure. There are some knowledgeable folks on the Native Plant forum, maybe they can be more help.