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This beauty is often called "Blue Cardinal Flower" since it is often planted with its famous red cousin.

Blooming from late summer into fall, this native plant features tubular flowers that are irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies. Grows well in wet soils, at the edge of a pond or stream, in the border or containers, and is particularly effective...

Large, lovely bird-like florets cover 36" tall spikes like butterfly wings. The lovely native cardinal flower forms brilliant spikes in incandescent scarlet-red.

Knockout lobelia dazzles with towering spikes of deep-red blooms complemented by bronze foliage. A favorite with the pollinator set. Robust, well-branching plants bring stunning color and contrapuntal verticality to the border, supply an oasis of color...

Blooming in the summer through fall, Pale Spiked Lobelia is a favorite with pollinators and can tolerate drier conditions than other Lobelia. This deer-resistant beauty boasts shorter, spiky-blooms with pale-purple flowers.

In larger doses it acts as a nerve depressant, and is useful for asthma and whooping cough. Excessive doses can cause severe depression. (Indian tobacco) In small doses lobelia acts as a stimulant, especially on the respiratory system.

Placement & Cultivation Cardinal flower is a hummingbird magnet, and will also attract butterflies. Lush-looking foliage. Flowering: Intensely red spikes of tubular two-lipped flowers Seeds: Flowers will turn into brown dehiscent seed capsules, and contain...

Native to eastern areas, it was named by Linnaeus, who had heard of its use by Native Americans to cure venereal disease. Rich, moist soils. The flowers cover the stout stems with bloom for over a month in late summer.

Lush-looking foliage. Provide light and keep at 35-40°F for 3 weeks, then 55-70°F until planting out. Do not over-mulch, as excessive moisture in wintertime can be damaging. Diseases & Pests: Cardinal flower can be susceptible to leaf spot, but this...

With its brilliant red blossoms Cardinal flower, or Lobelia, is very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. It provides late summer blooms to the perennial border, native or woodland garden.

Lush-looking foliage. Starting Outdoors: Sow direct in spring to early fall in finely prepared bed. Soil pH: Most pH levels are tolerated. Used medicinally for colds and stomach troubles by Native people and colonists alike.

Lush-looking foliage. Provide light and keep at 35-40°F for 3 weeks, then 55-70°F until planting out. Do not over-mulch, as excessive moisture in wintertime can be damaging. Diseases & Pests: Cardinal flower can be susceptible to leaf spot, but this...

Said to be anthelminthic, nervine and antispasmodic. (Cardinal flower) One of our favourite wildflowers which provides a briliant splash of red color in damp, partially shaded locations.

Employed by Indians along with mayapple ( ) to treat venereal disease. Showy U.S. native with large blue or white flower spikes.

Great cut and put in a vase. This plant makes an outstanding addition to natural settings, including water gardens or along other wet areas, as they like to keep their feet wet. Soil pH: Most pH levels are tolerated.

This new series of Cardinal Flower from Kieft Seeds is an improvement from older cultivars, with first year flowering plants, earlier flowering, better branching, and better quality finished plants.

An additional plus from the grower's standpoint is they flower at a compact stage of growth, thus facilitating early season sales. As a trailing type lobelia, the Regattas have proven to flower up to a week earlier than other trailing seed lobelia.

Growers love its compact ball-shaped habit that fills out the pack, and its vigor in the garden delight customers. One of the earliest flowering compact seed Lobelia now on the market, the Rivieras deliver performance.

Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatability range of this variety before ordering. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area.

Dark blue flowers on compact bronze-foliaged plants.

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United...

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United...

An additional plus from the grower's standpoint is they flower at a compact stage of growth, thus facilitating early season sales. As a trailing type lobelia, the Regattas have proven to flower up to a week earlier than other trailing seed lobelia.

An additional plus from the grower's standpoint is they flower at a compact stage of growth, thus facilitating early season sales. As a trailing type lobelia, the Regattas have proven to flower up to a week earlier than other trailing seed lobelia.

Its deep purple foliage forms a columnar, upright clump topped with spikes of rich cardinal red flowers from midsummer into early fall. This native cultivar is a favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies.

Blooming mid-summer to fall, this improved Lobelia blooms earlier after transplanting and produces more flowers. They brighten up partially shaded areas after many plants have stopped blooming.

* The Great Blue Lobelia ( Lobelia siphilitica ) is a species within the Campanulaceae family. Growing up to a meter tall, it lives in zones 4 to 9 in moist to wet soils. It is an herbaceous, perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United...