Lobelia erinus L.

Annual or perennial. Erect or spreading, growing up to 100 mm high. The leaves are rotund-ovate, spatulate or obovate-oblong, ± 10 x 4-8 mm. The inflorescence is in a loose raceme arrangement. Flower colour ranges from blue, violet, pink or white and mostly with white markings in the centre. The corolla is 8-14 mm long. The fruit is a capsule, obconical-oblong, 5-8 mm long. The flowering time is between September and December. The preferred habitat is lower mountain slopes and coastal flats. Distribution ranges from the Bokkeveld Mountains to tropical Africa.

L. pinifolia L.

An erect shrublet which grows up to 300 mm high. The leaves are sessile, pointing upwards, 10-20 x 1-2 mm. Inflorescence is axillary and solitary. The corolla measures between 15-17 mm and is blue. The capsule is ovoid, 5 mm long. The flowering time is mainly between December and April and it prefers rocky slopes and flats. Distribution ranges from the Cape Peninsula to Riversdale.

L. valida L.Bolus

This species is commonly known as the galjoenblom . It is a soft, leafy shrublet and grows up to about 0.6 m high. The leaves are sessile, oblong-obovate, 40-100 x 4-18 mm. The corolla is deep blue, 17 mm long. The flowering time is between November and April. It occurs on the coastal hills of the Agulhas Plain from De Hoop to Stilbaai.