Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Plant Names
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower
Lobélie cardinale
Synonyms
lobélie du cardinal
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Rouge
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Hauteur max: 4,0 feet
Max Width: 1,4 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Suitable for rain gardens
Suitable for shoreline rehabilitation
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Supports hummingbirds
Supports birds
Supports pollinators
Supports hummingbirds
Supports birds
Supports pollinators
Tolerates:
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Cardinal Flower is one of the most brilliant native wildflowers, producing vivid scarlet flower spikes and is one of the very best native plants for hummingbirds. It also attracts bumble bees, large native bees, and hummingbird moths. As it is short-lived, it is preferrable to let it self-seeds to continue having plants from year to year.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Lobelia cardinalis
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Lobelia cardinalis
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Asclepias incarnata
Swamp Milkweed
Asclépiade incarnate - Calamagrostis canadensis
Bluejoint Reedgrass
Calamagrostide du Canada - Lilium michiganense
Michigan Lily
Lis du Michigan - Lysimachia ciliata
Fringed Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimaque ciliée - Mimulus ringens
Square-stemmed Monkeyflower
Mimule à fleurs entrouvertes
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)
- Delphinium (Delphinium)
- Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Iris)
- Iris (Iris Cultivars)
- Canna (Lily)
- Lobelia cardinalis (Red Cardinal Cultivar)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Cut stem (including pods), let air dry in paper bag, then shake seeds off after a few days
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: Half of one, 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: Yes, do not donate unless you know source, and there are no known cultivars in your garden or at proximity
- Remove non-seed material
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.