Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
Campanulaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 3-5 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Red | |
Fruit Color: | Brown,NA | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Wildflower in moist garden, edge of water garden, understory plant in wet woods or stream edges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed or division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Aquatic ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Pond, lake, or stream bottom, Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Pollinated by hummingbirds. | |
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Native Habitats: | Riverine swamps, spring run swamps, bogs, in mats of floating vegetation, wet ditches. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures