Cardinal Flower
Common name
Cardinal Flower
Botanical name
Lobelia x speciosa
Variety
Fan™ Scarlet
Zone
USDA Zone 6 (-10°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).
Light
Sun
Height
24-36" (61-91 cm)
Habit
Mounded
Feed
Once a month
Water
Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color
Red
Bloom Time
Summer
Maintenance
Mulch to reduce weeds
About
Vibrant flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the late season garden. Beautiful with bold-textured plants such as hostas and ligularia, or with fine-textured plants with rounded forms such as daylilies, spiderwort, astilbe and ferns.
