Lobelia cardinalis North Carolina Native Plants humid summers with lots of

humid summers with lots of rain

The primary pollinators for Splendid Chinese wild ginger is the lowly pill bug or roly-poly

pea-like foliage

taken before the flowers begin to open

This selection was made at the University of British Columbia from seed collected by Dick Pearson from the alpine forests (9500' elevation) of Mt

Lobelia cardinalis North Carolina Native Plants humid summers with lots ofLobelia cardinalis is an easy to grow, North American native perennial whose native range includes 41 of the 50 states, absent only in the far northwest quadrant. Cardinal flower emerges from a flat winter rosette to produce a 4' 5' stalk (height varies with soil moisture), topped with bright red tubular flowers beginning in late summer and continuing into fall always a favorite of hummingbirds. While it prefers an acidic moist soil, it is amazingly