Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower is a wonderful North American perennial native to wet areas but very easily grown in sunny sites with ordinary garden soils that are kept moist. It has a basal rosette of broad leaves from which arises a tall stem bearing a spike of vivid red flowers that are attractive to hummingbirds.
Alan Armitage in his book Herbaceous Perennial Plants says: "....the few dollars spent on plants produces dividends unparalleled in the New York Stock Exchange."
Cardinal Flower is a wonderful North American perennial native to wet areas but very easily grown in sunny sites with ordinary garden soils that are kept moist. It has a basal rosette of broad leaves from which arises a tall stem bearing a spike of vivid red flowers that are attractive to hummingbirds.
Alan Armitage in his book Herbaceous Perennial Plants says: "....the few dollars spent on plants produces dividends unparalleled in the New York Stock Exchange."
Description
Cardinal Flower is a wonderful North American perennial native to wet areas but very easily grown in sunny sites with ordinary garden soils that are kept moist. It has a basal rosette of broad leaves from which arises a tall stem bearing a spike of vivid red flowers that are attractive to hummingbirds.
Alan Armitage in his book Herbaceous Perennial Plants says: "....the few dollars spent on plants produces dividends unparalleled in the New York Stock Exchange."
