The cardinal flower is a tall perennial lobelia that is native to the eastern United States and not to be confused with the low-growing, often blue annual lobelia. Its brilliant, showy red blooms ...

I first saw cardinal flowers growing in a drainage ditch along a farm field. Their intense red took my breath away, in part because of their surroundings. This was no well-tended, perennial flower ...

Discover how to grow these five red flowers for hummingbirds and butterflies. These pollinators are attracted to fiery hues, ...

From watching butterflies float in the sun to seeing bees zoom from flower-to-flower in the search for pollen and nectar, there is nothing as peaceful as a garden teeming with wildlife. One visitor ...

The floodplain of the stream behind my house is currently dotted with the bright red blooms of the cardinal flower. Watching for them out back or as I drive along the many brooks, streams and rivers ...

Claim to fame: The cardinal flower is known for its vibrant color and its late-blooming period. It shows off its bright red blooms around streams and wetland areas until October. It’s also becoming ...

I first saw cardinal flowers growing in a drainage ditch along a farm field. Their intense red took my breath away. The beauty of those cardinal flowers was not in their profusion of blooms but in the ...

Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the heat of summer blazes, many of us are looking for ...

Q. I recently attended a garden fair and purchased some cardinal flower plants. Could you please tell me how to care for them? — Becca, Woodbourne A. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is an ...

I don't know whether it is the archaic language, the wonder of the time, or the more thoughtful and slower pace of life in the past, but it seems like the field guides and scientific surveys of the ...

Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that blooms for long weeks at the end of summer. Like its striking cousin, the red cardinal flower, this lobelia ...