Plant Min Zone: 3a
Plant Max Zone: 9a
Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
Water / Rainfall: High, Very High
Soil Quality: Average, Rich
Bloom Season: Late Summer, Fall
Flower Color: Red
Berry / Fruit Color: None
Spring Foliage Color: Green
Summer Foliage Color: Green
Fall Foliage Color: Green
Evergreen Foliage: No
Winter Interest: No
Scented Flowers: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Wet-Feet Tolerance: High
Humidity Tolerance: High
Wind Tolerance: Low, Medium
Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Rocky Soils
Height: 3' - 4'
Width: 2' - 3'
Growth Rate: Fast
Service Life: Short: 1-3 years
Maintenance Need: Medium
Spreading Potential: Medium
Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground Around First Fall Freeze: No Winter Interest.
Plant Grouping Size: Small Grouping of 3-5, Medium Grouping of 5-10
Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure
Extreme Planting Locations: Tolerates Damp Full Shade, Base of Retaining Wall Locations
Ornamental Features: Long Blooming Season
Special Landscape Uses: Naturalizing
Possible Pest Problems: Root Rot Disease
Plant Limitations: Unwanted Self-seeding, May get Occasional Winter-kill, May Needs Staking, Environmental Stress / Decline, May be Poisonous, Needs Regular Irrigation
Cardinal Flower / Native Lobilia, is also known as Lobelia cardinalis