Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower, Scarlet Lobelia
- Main interest:
- showy red flowers, native, attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
- Exposure:
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil humidity:
- moist to wet soil
- Growth type:
- clumping
- Flower colour:
- cardinal red
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- July to September
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 3a: -40 °C (-40 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 4 ft (1.2 m) width: 2 ft (0.6 m)
- Use:
- borders, rain garden, naturalizing, mass planting, foundation
The Cardinal Flower is your answer for a vacant spot in a late summer garden. Showy, red flowers have three spreading lower petals and two upper petals that unite into a tube at the base. The cardinal red flowers are upright spikes and bloom from July to September. This very low maintenance, native hardy plant will attract hummingbirds to your garden.
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$12.99 - $33.99
Synonym(s): Lobelia cardinalis ssp. graminea, Lobelia cardinalis var. graminea, Lobelia cardinalis var. meridionalis, Lobelia cardinalis var. multiflora, Lobelia cardinalis var. phyllostachya, Lobelia cardinalis var. propinqua, Lobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens, Lobelia fulgens, Lobelia splendens