Lobelia cardinalis

cardinal flower

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 2-4'
Flowers: Jul.-Oct.; red

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.8-7.8
Soil type: Clay Loamy

Habitat

fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, wooded swamps, seeps; banks of ponds, rivers, streams

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE PA

Wildlife

*

Notes

long bloom time; biennial, must reseed

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1365.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004