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

LOBELIA -Siphilitica Blue-Cardinal Flower-Medium 26"- Plant 12" apart. Zone 4-8. A stouter plant, with shorter stalks and larger flower heads. Likes a moist, wildflower type growing situation. LOSIS

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. Good results if cut back when 4" tall to 1/2 and then again when 16" tall.