are these hardy lobelia?

lobelia?

hello...my aunt bought me these plants and the receipt said they are hardy lobelia's,however the staff in the grocers where she bought them from couldn't identify a lobelia from their elbow.

are they lobelias and what are the best conditions for them pls?

thanks in advance
me

 

They look like petunias, Andy. Bottom left hand corner looks like a different plant maybe but I can't quite see it.

 

They look like Petunias to me too ... .annuals and not hardy I am afraid Andy.

The bottom plant on the left hand side & the middle plant on the far right .... they are compeltely different plants though,. No idea what though

 

other plant

heres the other 1.

 

The other one looks like Osteospermum, a perennial but not hardy.

 

cool thankyou:gnthb:

 

A slight correction, Petunias are perennial Sam,:flag:but yes they are treated as annuals here.
All Surfinia Petunias (trailing) are propagated from cuttings and usually grown in warmer countries such as Portugal, Kenya and Israel. Petunias in their native habitat ie Central America are perennial but can survive a very mild winter here.

 

I think I have told you before Strongy, that my other half is from Weymouth. Well the first time he saw real proper snow was when he moved up to the midlands at the age of 33 :hehe:

So up 'north' (as he calls it), they definately dont stand a chance of surviving

I dont think 'a mild winter' is a phrase that is probably well known here :hehe:

 

Strongy - have you ever tried overwintering Petunias. I did one year in a frost free summerhouse. But they were rubbish the next year. Perhaps frost free isn't warm enough for some plants. I have found that there are a number of perennials that are as good or better from seed than keeping old plants overwinter - things like Salvia patens and Salvia splendens

 

Sam he would have seen real snow here this year.:D
As you mentioned above Petunias are usually grown as annuals here.

Peter I haven't, in other countries they probably have heated or mininmal heated glasshouses and grow well enough to produce vegetative growth for cuttings. I wouldn't bother here, as you say they don't make a plant worth keeping.