Cardinalis/cardinale Bright glowing red.
Carpel A single pistil in a female flower part containing several pistils
Caryopsis The fruit of members of the grass family.
Lobelia cardinalis was first reported by explorers in Canada, who sent the plant back to France in the mid-1620s.
Lobelia cardinalis
2-3 ft.
The intensely bright red flower spikes of the Cardinal Flower serve as a beacon to the hummingbirds and butterflies who dine on the flower's nectar. The plant itself also acts as a host for some species of butterfly larvae ...
Botanical Name:Lobelia cardinalis.
Hardiness: Zones 3 to 9.
Bloom Time: Summer.
Size: 3 to 4 feet high, 2 feet wide.
Flowers: Traditionally scarlet red.
Light Needs: Partial shade to full sun.
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Although Cardinal Flower likes moist soil, it doesn't like sitting in cold, wet soil all winter.
Lobelia cardinalis
Lobeliaceae Family
A popular though short-lived perennial that produces a profusion of brilliant scarlet flowers atop 3- to 4-foot-tall plants. Native to wet areas in the eastern U.S., will tolerate full sun if soil is kept moist.
How to Grow Cardinal Flower (Lobelia Cardinalis)
... native to the eastern part of the United States. Grow cardinal flowers in wet.
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Lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) is perennial, flowering plant native to most of North America. The herb has striking, red flowers that bloom in mid to late summer and in the early fall.
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis. Crimson flowering spikes from mid to late summer. Slender plant. Grows to height of 36". Tolerates 1-2" water depth. Hardy zones 2-9.
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Check that slightly tender perennials, such as Lobelia cardinalis and osteospermums, have adequate winter protection in cold frames and greenhouses. Close and cover cold frames in frosty weather but open them in milder weather to prevent mildew.
cardinalis, and L. siphilitica. Interesting enough, the name of Indian Tobacco derived from the fact that Native Americans once smoked lobelia plant to treat asthma. Also known as Pukeweed, doctors once prescribed the plant to induce vomiting.
Columbine (Aquilegia) 3-9
Delphinium 3-7
Coral bells (Heuchera sanguinea) 3-8
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) 3-9
Bee balm (Monarda didyma) 4-9
Sage (Salvia officinalis) 4-8
Scarlet sage (S. splendens) Annual ...
Irises provide a striking accent as well when planted with cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), water lilies and small-leafed floating plants.
(There are other native species also called monkey flowers - Mimulus cardinalis and Mimulus lewisii - that bear red or rosy pink flowers.) All monkey flowers will grow in any wet area, from a ditch to a stream to a water garden.
A few more late garden choices are garlic chieves, with starry green-white flowers scented like roses; turtlehead or physostegia 'Rosy Spire,' with rosy-crimson spikes; and cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis, ...
Drumstick primrose (P. denticulata) and Japanese primrose (Primula japonica) are suitable for wetland plantings—try them with marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus), and cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis).
Swamp Stonecrop (Crassula helmsii) and Banded Nardoo (Marsilea mutica), the native floating Nardoo. Taking 5g a day of Bacopa monnieri (Brahmi) is supposed to improve your memory. Colour comes from the beautiful Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis).
 See also: Flower, Plant, Annual, Foliage, Shade
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