Lobelia
siphilitica
Blue Selection
Blue Cardinal Flower
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Height:
Medium 24-30" / Plant 10" apart
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Bloom Time:
Summer to Early Fall
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Sun-Shade:
Mostly Sunny to Full Shade
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Zones:
3-9
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Soil Condition:
Normal, Clay
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Flower Color / Accent:
Blue /
Blue
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Order Code:
LOBS
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A stouter plant, with shorter stalks and larger flower heads. Likes a moist, wildflower-type growing situation.
Features to Note:
Good for Cut Flowers, Plants that attract Hummingbirds, Wet Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant, Plants that attract Butterflies
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Blue Selection
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General Information:
Spires of colorful hood-like flowers on stately spikes in late summer and fall. Likes moist soil. Will naturalize along ditches and streams. Butterflies and hummingbirds like them too.Prefers a moist soil, good cut flower.
Plant Care:
Prefers fertile, evenly moist soil. Can be divided every 2 - 3 years in spring. Allow to self sow. Winter over with stems on. Can be pinched back before flowering to produce more compact plants. May benefit from light winter mulch north of zone 6.