Claim to fame: The cardinal flower is known for its vibrant color and its late-blooming time. It shows off its bright red blooms around streams and wetland areas until October. It's also becoming ...

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) might be the answer, though it doesn’t work for every location. If you can provide good wet soil and a little afternoon shade, though, the spikes of cardinal ...

Lobelia cardinalis and Lobelia siphilitica. The genus is named after a Flemish botanist. Lobelia cardinalis grows from New Brunswick to Florida and west to Texas. It likes moist meadows and the ...

However, Lobelia erinus, about 6 inches tall and low-growing, and Lobelia cardinalis ... two lobes often are erect and the lower 3 are fan-like. Since they originated from the tropics, many ...

Could you please tell me how to care for them? — Becca, Woodbourne A. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an herbaceous perennial, also known as red lobelia. It's native to wet areas in the ...

Compounds in other types of lobelia, especially the alkaloid lobinaline found in Lobelia cardinalis, have been shown to act as antioxidants. Antioxidants are compounds that fight free radicals.

While not as common in gardens as its red-flowering cousin, Lobelia cardinalis, great blue lobelia is nonetheless available through many garden centers and native plant nurseries.