Plant Details:
Scientific Name: Lobelia x speciosa
Common Name: Cardinal Flower
Hardiness Degree: -10°F (-23.3°C)
Blooming Season: Summer, Autumn, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Columnar, Mounded
Characteristics: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Heat Tolerant
Fertilize: None or when needed only
Spacing: 12 - 15" (30 - 38cm)
Height: 20 - 28" (51 - 71cm)
Width: 14 - 18" (36 - 46cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: 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.
Grower Information:
Tubular, 1-in. (2.5-cm) flowers on upright plants. Sowings in January and February will flower in late May or June.
Earliest of the series.