Canadian/Cimarron Breaks, Semiarid Canadian Breaks
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces, Red River Bottomlands, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Herbaceous
Height
1
to
6
ft.
Spread
to
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Rich, Moist
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Water Requirement
Medium, High
Native Habitat
Grassland, Woodland, Wetland or Riparian
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Red
Bloom Season
Summer, Fall
Seasonal Interest
Nectar, Flowers
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Maintenance
The soil must be kept moist at all times. A winter mulching in northern regions is beneficial. Propagation: Seeds, Stem cutting,
Comments
Blooms May-October. Showy red flowers . Very attractive at the edge of a woodland garden. Good in both wetland and non wetland gardens. Nectar: Cloudless Giant Sulphur, Pipevine Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail. WARNING: all parts are poisonous.
Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym/s: Lobelia cardinalis ssp. graminea, Lobelia cardinalis var. graminea, Lobelia cardinalis var. meridionalis, Lobelia cardinalis var. multiflora, Lobelia cardinalis var. phyllostachya, Lobelia cardinalis var. propinqua, Lobelia cardinalis var. pseudosplendens, Lobelia fulgens, Lobelia splendens
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48, 53. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 194-195. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LOCA2. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Lobelia+cardinalis&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=7041&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=34505#null
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