Lobelia, Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria' (Lobelia cardinalis)

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awjay Shelton, WA(Zone 8b) Jan 24, 2012

Lobelia, Cardinal Flower 'Queen Victoria'
Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia Cardinalis: A hummingbird favorite

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DaylilySLP Dearborn Heights, MI(Zone 6a) Jan 24, 2012

OMG!!! Great image!!!

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awjay Shelton, WA(Zone 8b) Jan 25, 2012

We usually have 3 or 4 Cardinal lobelia plants in our flower garden. The fibrant red flowers are a magnet for hummingbirds, which provide entertainment for us in the early evening as they chase each other around the plants. They are very territorial and each one seems to think all the flowers belong to only them.

The Cardinal Lobelia doesn't seem as hardy as the literature advertises though. Here in zone 8b they get to spend winter in the pump house where it doesn't freeze.

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RosinaBloom Waihi, New Zealand(Zone 1) Feb 24, 2014

Gorgeous shot - so colourful!
Thank you for sharing...

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absinthe27 Rogers, MN(Zone 4b) Feb 25, 2014

Wow, very pretty!

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nutsaboutnature Algonquin, IL(Zone 5a) Apr 02, 2014

Beautiful picture!

One of my favorite perennials because the Hummers adore the blooms. In fact, I was just watching a youtube video on how to do root cuttings because I've read with root cuttings, Cardinal Flower will bloom the first year. I'd like to have more than just the three plants I have now.








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