Lobelia Monsoon

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

Grows well in wet soils, at the edge of a pond or stream, in the border or containers, and is particularly effective when massed. Fiery cardinal-red flower spikes bloom on strong stems over deep purple foliage on full, well branched plants, making this...

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

A favorite with the pollinator set. Knockout lobelia dazzles with towering spikes of deep-red blooms complemented by bronze foliage. ‘Starship Deep Rose', is a must-grow flowering perennial that blooms the first year.

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

Interesting enough, the name of Indian tobacco derived from the fact that Native Americans once smoked lobelia plant to treat asthma. This summertime bloomer will continue to produce flowers on up through the first frost.

If you decide to leave them in the garden, cut them back by one-half to two-thirds to encourage fall blooms. It also encourages the plant to produce more flowers over a longer period of time.

Lobelia with brown leaves but healthy stems may have been exposed to too much sun or simply not watered enough. When cells are no longer able to receive nutrients from their transport tissues, they wither and collapse.

Composted soil is best.Consistently moist soil for best performance. In winter, especially in northern climates, mulch well to protect the crowns of this short-lived perennial.In order to have a healthy stand of lobelia's every season, reseed the plants...

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

Place plants 1-2' apart. 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. It does best in rich, moist soils.

While false, the name stuck. Attracts a wide array of beneficial insects, one of the best choices for bumblebees.Coming Soon Native to eastern areas, it was named by Linnaeus, who had heard of its use by Native Americans to cure venereal disease.

Slugs can occasionally be a problem, but can be deterred by sprinkling crushed eggshells or diatomaceous earth on the soil around the plants; this pest can also be treated by applying pelletized iron phosphate, if needed.

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

Seeds: Flowers will turn into brown dehiscent seed capsules, and contain countless very tiny light brown seeds. Used medicinally for colds and stomach troubles by Native people and colonists alike.

Slugs can occasionally be a problem, but can be deterred by sprinkling crushed eggshells or diatomaceous earth on the soil around the plants; this pest can also be treated by applying pelletized iron phosphate, if needed.

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

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

Leaves sometimes have a bit of a bronze tinge. Diatomaceous earth can also be used. Placement & Cultivation Lobelia is a hummingbird magnet, and will also attract butterflies. This plant makes an outstanding addition to natural settings, including water...

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.

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.

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

Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. A blaze of late-summer beauty. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. This plant grows like astilbe or coral bells, with low-lying bushy foliage and groups of tall,...