Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

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Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower, with hummingbird

Another hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower of Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower, which seems to be at its best in filtered shade. - grid24_3

Lobelia cardinalis, Hummingbird sipping from Cardinal flower

In this photo you can see several plants of Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower, situated in a group, and being visited by a hummingbird. - grid24_3

Hummingbirds like Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

Cardinal Flower on a seasonal seep in Zion National park - grid24_3

This rock shelf is deceptively dry, but holds moisture throughout the year, with the addition of summer rains. Cardinal flower seemed to love it. On the trail in Zion National Park.

Cardinal flowerin seep at Zion - grid24_3

Cardinal flower is wide ranging and always loved by hummingbirds.

Description

Cardinal flower is a flat perennial herb with 1-2 inch red flowers in 1-2 foot spike of 20 or more. It grows in bogs. Cardinal flower has nice cut flowers. It is a hummingbird flower. Useful in the background of a wet garden, use in seeps for show,doesn't care much whether it is in sun or shade. The customers that wander in not knowing what a native or drought tolerant is have to be dragged away from these plants. The British say it is only half hardy. We've yet to freeze it out. This plant will be a little chlorotic unless it is in very fertile soil or has lots of water, no biggy, flowers still big and red. If you have a spot that is moist and too wet for anything, this one should help a great deal. (syn. Lobelia graminea, Lobelia splendens, Lobelia phyllostachacya,subsp. graminea var. pseudosplendens, Dormannia splendens, look at Systematic botany (Apr-Jun 1997) Phenetic analysis of morphological variation in the Lobelia cardinalis complex (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) Thompson, S.W.; Lammere, T.G. for more.)

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Characteristics

Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower tolerates no drainage and seasonal flooding.
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower is great for a bird garden.
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower's foliage color is green and type is evergreen.
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower's flower color is red.

Communities

Communities for Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower:Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Freshwater Marsh and Riparian (rivers & creeks).

Ranges for Lobelia cardinalis

ph:	4.00 to 8.00
usda:	5 to 10
height[m]:	0.50 to 2.00
width[m]:	0.50 to 0.50
rainfall[cm]:	121.00 to 1550.00

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