Order Code:	LOCAS
Blooms:	Summer to Early Fall
Flower Color:	Red
Sun-Shade:	Mostly Sunny to Full Shade
Accent Color:	Red
Soil Condition:	Normal, Clay
Plant Height:	Tall
Zones:	z3,z4,z5,z6,z7,z8, z9
Found in list(s):	Good for Cut Flowers    Humidity Tolerant    Plants that attract Hummingbirds    Plants that tolerate a Clay soil    Wet Tolerant

LOBELIA Cardinalis - Cardinal Flower - Medium to Tall - Plant 12" apart. Few perennials can produce this brilliant shade of cardinal red. Hardy green leaves. Often seen along woodland paths. 3' zone 3-9 LOCAS.

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
Allow to selfsow. Winter over with stems on. Pinch back before flowering to produce compact plants.