Lobelia cardinalis

LOBELIA cardinalis
Cardinal Flower

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 18"-3' (45-90cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Red

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Campanulales (Bellflower Order)

Family: Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)

Genus: Lobelia

Species: cardinalis (cardinal red)

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Lobelia cardinalis is one of the best-known of the perennial Lobelias. It forms a dense basal rosette of bronzy leaves, and in late summer produces leafy stems topped by spikes of brilliant red flowers with white stamens.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
The seed pod is a round capsule inside the calxy.

Seed
The seeds are tiny light brown balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod.

Seedling
The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are rounded and reddish.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 29 days.

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	Seed Pod The seed pod is a round capsule inside the calxy.
	Seed The seeds are tiny light brown balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod.
	Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are rounded and reddish.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 29 days.