Lobelia cardinalis

cardinal flower

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Campanulaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Herbaceous

Height

2 - 4ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Red

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy

Soil Moisture

Moist, Wet

Blooms

July - October

Fall Color

Habitat

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

Notes

long bloom time; biennial, must reseed

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

Mountain
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