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Cardinal Flower

Vibrant flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the late season garden. Beautiful with bold-textured plants such as hostas and ligularia, or with fine-textured plants with rounded forms such as daylilies, spiderwort, astilbe and ferns.

Companion Plants

Columbine

Salvia

Tickseed

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Cardinal Flower

  • Botanical name

    Lobelia x speciosa

  • Variety

    Fan™ Scarlet

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 6 (-10°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    24-36" (61-91 cm)

  • Habit

    Mounded

  • Feed

    Once a month

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Color

    Red

  • Bloom Time

    Summer

  • Maintenance

    Mulch to reduce weeds

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Janine M.'s collection