1. Different classifications: Scutellaria barbata is a plant of the genus Scutellaria in the family Lamiaceae, while lobelia is a plant of the genus Lobelia in the family Campanulaceae.

2. Different plants: Scutellaria barbata plants can reach a height of 55 cm, with dense clusters and gorgeous flowers.

Lobelia flowers are solitary, growing in the upper leaf axils of branches. The pedicels are thin and the bracts are hairless.

3. The flowering period is different: the flowering period of Scutellaria barbata is from April to July, and the flowering period of Lobelia is from May to October.

Growing environment of Barbata barbata

Barbata barbata often grows beside paddy fields, streams or on moist grassland.

Scutellaria barbata prefers a warm climate and a humid, semi-shady environment.

The soil requirements are not strict, and sandy loam or humus loam with deep, loose, fertile, and well-drained soil is preferred for cultivation.

Growing environment of lobelia

Lobelia likes a humid environment, is slightly tolerant of light humidity, drought, and cold. It can overwinter naturally in the field and grows on field ridges, grasslands, ditches, and streams. Damp places.

Lobelia is distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China and in various provinces and regions south of it; it is also distributed in other Asian countries east of India.