Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Lobelia cardinalis

cardinal flower
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

cardinal flower

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Lobelia cardinalis

Familia:

Campanulaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

flower

Tamaño:

3-5 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

red

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Winter dormant. Blooms late summer-early winter. While perennial, some plants may die after flowering.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Wildflower in moist garden, edge of water garden, understory plant in wet woods or stream edges

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed, division, or cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Aquatic -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

Acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

The nectar attracts various Swallowtail butterflies.





Bumblebees will steal nectar through slits in the tubular corolla.





Halictid bees sometimes gather pollen, but they are apparently ineffective at pollination (Hillty, ).

Attracts hummingbirds.

Hábitats nativos:

Riverine swamps, spring run swamps, bogs, in mats of floating vegetation, wet ditches.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Hilty, John. (2002-2018). Wetland Wildflowers of Illinois: Cardinal Flower ( Lobelia cardinalis ). ( https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/cardinal.htm. Accessed 2026.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. (2023). Plant Database: Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower). ( https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=loca2 ). Accessed 2026. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co., St. Petersburg, FL.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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