Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) Flower

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) FlowerLobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) is one of the most exquisite flowers of the midwest. This perennial plant is a medium in height native plant. Its showy unusual red flowers do well slightly wet soils and rain gardens. It attracts and is a great nectar source for hummingbirds and swallowtail butterflies. Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Wet, Wet Mesic, Mesic (in partial shade) Height 3' 4' Flower Color Red Flower Time July, August,

American Beach Grass is the dominant native grass along the sandy beaches and dunes of Lake Michigan and the Atlantic Ocean coast

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It attracts and is a great nectar source for hummingbirds and swallowtail butterflies

A diverse shorter statured native prairie grass and wildflower mix featuring a broad palette of colorful species and flowering time

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An excellent addition to any perennial garden

It can be great accent plants for both their foliage and flowers

It is typically found in rich open woodlands and at the bottom of bluffs and slopes

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A shrub with white "puff ball" flowers that grows in a nice clump 3' tall

Halberdleaf Rosemallow is one of our showiest native forbs

Seems to work well in clayey and marginal soils and reproduces freely