Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal flower

Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a perennial herb native to North America, grown for its tall spikes of scarlet flowers in wet meadows and streambanks; it was historically used medicinally, though rarely so today.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Lobelia cardinalis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩