| Common Name | Cardinal Flower |
| Scientific Name | Lobelia cardinalis |
| Height | 3'-4' |
| Sun/Shade | Sun - shade |
| Bloom Season | July - September |
| Bloom Color | Crimson |
| Soil | Moist, medium textured. Found in wet prairies and swamps. |
| Disease Susceptibility | --- |
| Propagation | Mostly likely will not propagate in this area. |
| Notes | Beautiful. Attracts hummingbirds. Pollinated by bees and hummingbirds. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
3" Pot
1-3 $4.95ea. 4-11 $3.95ea. 12-31 $3.75ea. 32-63 $3.25ea. 64-95 $2.95ea. 96+ $2.75 ea. 300,000seeds/oz.
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65.00/oz | Native plant retail prices:
½ pint - 2.35, pint - 3.40, quart - 4.75, ½ gallon - 5.95, gallon - 7.50 & up. |
1.75/plant | Flat of 32 - $37.00
2" plug - $2.25 each gallons - $4.75 |
Information on Lobelia cardinalis:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Profile: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium - http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=LOBCARvCAR
- List of Roadside Native Plants for Illinois - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairietable1.html
- Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana. (pamphlet). November 1999.
- Cullina, Willaim. The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to
Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2000.