Lobelia siphilitica Blue Selection

Blue Cardinal Flower

Height: Medium 24-30" / Plant 10" apart
Bloom Time: Summer to Early Fall
Sun-Shade: Mostly Sunny to Full Shade
Zones: 3-9   Get Your Zone
Soil Condition: Normal, Clay
Flower Color / Accent: Blue / Blue
Order Code: LOBS

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
Price: $8.95 ea.   3+ $8.50 ea. Available: SPRING 2012
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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.