Cardinal Flower zone-5 plant-it-once choice

plant-it-once choice

If you’ve ever felt unsure about when (or whether) to prune

The benefits of this iconic plant product are endless

and steady moisture

It’s one of the easiest ways to add genuine winter interest—color that doesn’t rely on flowers and structure that reads from the street

Cardinal Flower zone-5 plant-it-once choiceCardinal Flower Brings Brilliant Red Color to Moist Gardens Cardinal Flower is a native perennial loved for its vivid scarlet red flower spikes that rise above clean green foliage in late summer. The bold color is hard to miss, making Lobelia cardinalis one of the best native perennials for adding vertical color to rain gardens, pond edges, streambanks, wet meadows, and moist woodland borders. The flowers are tubular and arranged along upright spikes,