Cardinal Flower zone-5 and steady moisture

and steady moisture

It fits beautifully into foundation plantings

With regular watering during the first growing season and a simple yearly cutback in late winter or early spring

it is a much better fit for these uses than older

Cardinal Flower zone-5 and steady moistureCardinal Flower Brings Brilliant Red Color to Moist Gardens Cardinal Flower is a native perennial loved for its vivid scarlet red flower spikes that rise above clean green foliage in late summer. The bold color is hard to miss, making Lobelia cardinalis one of the best native perennials for adding vertical color to rain gardens, pond edges, streambanks, wet meadows, and moist woodland borders. The flowers are tubular and arranged along upright spikes,