| Family | CAMPANULACEAE |
| Genus species | Lobelia setacea Thunb. |
| Bibliography | Phytogr. Blätt. 1: 21 (1803) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1100m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves sessile, linear-setaceous, entire, scabrously ciliate, flowers pedicellate, axillary, forming raceme, calyx scabrous, lobes acuminate, corolla pubescent |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C basal cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Dortmanna setacea (Thunb.) Kuntze Lobelia glaucoleuca Schltr. Lobelia nematophylla Spreng. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. Lobelia setacea var. parviflora Sond. Rapuntium setaceum (Thunb.) C.Presl |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |