Great Lobelia, the blue counterpart of the Cardinal Flower, can be found in open, moist places and blooms at the same time as Cardinal Flower. The Latin species name indicates that it was once thought that Great Lobelia was a cure for syphilis.
The flowers are maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch across. It is related closely to "great lobelia", and distantly to the bellflowers. This was blooming on Labor day weekend on the north shore of Lake Michigan. (Photographed in MI) ...
 See also: Lobelia
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