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PLANT BASE
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
Height
Spread
Growth
habit
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3-9
2-4'
1-2'
Form Lifecycle Hardiness zone*
Upright
Flower
Perennial
APPEARANCE
Bloom time
Bloom color
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July-September
Violet/ pinkish
USE FOR
Seasonal interest
ENVIRONMENT
Terminal clusters
Light
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Water
Soil
Soil pH
Clay, Loam, Sand
Adaptable
Soil Preference
Rich, constantly moist, tolerates lime
ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCE
Wet soil, CaCO3
HABITAT & NATIVE RANGE
Ditches and ravines, stream banks, depressions, wet prairies, forest bottomlands, wet edges of creeks, ponds, and marshes, savannas
Eastern Canada to Florida to Minnesota, California to Nebraska and Texas
BROWSE TOLERANCE
Wet soil, CaCO3
Tolerance to browse by animals typically happens once plants are established. Young plants may still be quite susceptible.
SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE & COMMON PROBLEMS
Divide every 2-3 years, don't add thick mulch as will cause rot
COMPANION PLANTS
Blue mist flower,Blue star amsonia,Swamp milkweed
COMPANION TREES & SHRUBS
NOTES
Foliage poisonous to humans
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