Lobelia puberula
Lobelia puberula, or downy lobelia, is a perennial herbaceous wildflower in the Bellflower family native to eastern and south central United States. It is the most common blue-flowered Lobelia in the Southeast. It grows in mesic to hydric habitats in sun or partial shade.
Description
Downy lobelia is a perennial herb that grows up to tall. Leaves are simple with a toothed margin. The flowers are blue to violet, five-lobed, and bloom from July to October.Lobelia puberula is similar to two other Lobelia species in to the Eastern United States, Lobelia inflata and Lobelia siphilitica ; all display the characteristic "lip" petal near the opening of the flower and the "milky" liquid the plant excretes.