Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
Clump forming brilliant red spikes set against green and purple bronze colored foliage. Each individual spike of scarlet flowers open from bottom to top and stays in bloom for several weeks.

Emerse form of Lobelia cardinalis
Common name Lobelia
Description A very slow growing, light-green, easy to keep stem plant.

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Common Names: cardinal flower
Family: Campanulaceae (bellflower Family)
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Campanulacea / Bluebell Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Cardinal Flower is also known as Red Lobelia. ...

Lobelia cardinalis (Campanulaceae) - A member of the bluebell family, this plant is also known as red lobelia. The name "cardinal flower" refers to the scarlet robes worn by the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church.

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower)
80 (120)cm, Cardinal Flower is a semi-perennial with impressive, brilliant red, tubular flowers in dense, tall spikes.

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower)
A native wildflower that is happiest growing in a moist site along side a stream. Gardeners and hummingbirds love its bright red blooms. (To 90 cm - 36").Will self-seed and form an attractive colony.

Lobelia Cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
This plant has many brilliant red, large, tubular flowers in an elongated cluster on a simple erect stalk which is 2-4' (60-120cm) in height.

Lobelia cardinalis L. - cardinalflower
Lobelia flaccidifolia Small - foldear lobelia
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Rosea Lobelia ( Lobelia cardinalis )
Rosea Mottlecah ( Eucalyptus macrocarpa )
Rosea Mundi Camellia ( Camellia japonica ) ...

A hybrid between Lobelia cardinalis and Lobelia siphilitica. This is a showy and dependable edging plant that is categorized as a perennial. Thick stems grow violet-purple flowered racemes.

Cardinal-Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
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Dragon's Mouth, Wild Pink (Arethusa bulbosa) ...

Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Catalpa
Northern, Western Catalpa speciosa
Purple Catalpa × erubescens ‘Purpurea'
Southern, Eastern Catalpa bignonioides
Ceanothus
Blue Blossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Carmel Creeper Ceanothus griseus var.

Cardinal flower (Lobelia erinus, Lobelia cardinalis)
Carnation, clove pink (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Carrion plant (Stapelia species)
Carrot (Daucus carota)
Caryopteris (Caryopteris species)
Cassava, tapioca, manioc (Manihot esculenta) ...

Red Lobelia [English]: Lobelia cardinalis
Red Loco [English]: Oxytropis besseyi
Red Loco [English]: Oxytropis besseyi var. besseyi
Red Lode Tomato [English]: Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Red Lode'
Red Lotus Tree [English]: Magnolia insignis ...

Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Lobelia erinus 'Blue Moon'
Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace'
Lobelia erinus 'Fountains Mix'
Lobelia erinus 'Riviera Blue Splash'
Lobelia siphilitica
Lobelia x speciosa 'Fan Orchid Rose' ...

LOBELIA Not the ordinary little blue lobelia that people plant around the beds but Lobelia cardinalis. This plant bears brilliant crimson red flowers on tall spikes, 1 m (3 ft) high. The season is July-September and the foliage is slightly reddish.

The common name came from the species Lobelia cardinalis, whose stalks of brilliant red are blazing in the garden now. Lobelias overwinter as a flat green rosette (sort of like a plant cow chip), which must remain uncovered during the winter.

Origin: Hybrid of Lobelia cardinalis × Lobelia siphilitica
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Goes well with: Trachelospernum jasminoides, Fatsia japonica, Musa basjoo, Lobelia cardinalis, Cimicifuga simplex 'Atropurpurea', Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'.
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Poinsettia
Euphorbia pulcherrima ...

Five easy pond plants to propagate
Ranunculus aquatalis (water buttercup)
Carex elata 'Aurea'
Lobelia cardinalis
Myosotis scorpioides (water forget-me-not)
Iris versicolor (wild iris)
Timing Spring to summer
Difficulty Easy ...

Moisture-loving wildflowers such as cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), rose turtle-head (Chelone obliqua) and pale gentian (Gentiana villosa) are best cultivated in low, moist areas of the garden, including bogs and along stream banks.

They are often used in mixed or perennial borders. The best I have seen were growing in very damp conditions - at the edge of a large natural lake. Roots in water for most of the time. Similarly, the Lobelia cardinalis types are happy wet or dry! ...

See also: Lobelia, Cardinal flower, Pink, Green, May