cardinalflower - Lobelia cardinalis
| USDA Plant Code: LOCA2 Light Requirement: part shade Soil Moisture: medium - wet Leaves: deciduous Protected Plant: no Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes Growth Habits: forb/herb, Hardiness Zone: both Salt Tolerance : no Drought Tolerance: no | Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes Riparian Buffers: no All Pollinators: yes Native Bees and other Pollinators: no Butterflies and Moths: yes Hummingbird: yes Rain Garden: yes Bloom Color: red Bloom Period: summer/fall Fragrant: no |
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 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Habitat; John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Emersed. Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Photo taken at 7:00 pm Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); In adler swamp Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society. James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); The cardinalflower can be found in wet soils from New Brunswick to Minnesota, and south toward the Gulf of Mexico. USDA Forest Service - Southern Research Station , USDA Forest Service, SRS, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Fruits David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Ruptured fruit showing immature seeds David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Flower. Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Allen Bridgman, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Allen Bridgman, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Caleb Slemmons, National Ecological Observatory Network, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Taken February 1979 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Taken February 1979 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Taken February 1979 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Taken July 1970 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Taken September 1965 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); August 1972 Alex Katovich, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); David Stephens, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Inflorescence(s); Inflorescence. Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Cultivar; Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Cultivar; Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Floret(s); Taken October 1981 Harlan B. Herbert, , Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
