Cardinal flower soon became popular as an ornamental flower throughout much of Europe. It was named for the royal red miters worn by the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church.

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 ...

Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies, and tolerates wet conditions.

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 … ...

Our showy red cardinal flower or Red Betty, Lobelia cardinalis, is a perennial, coming up from a leafy base. The stems on vigorous individuals may be 4 feet tall, or even taller, and smooth, or ...

Cardinal flower, (Lobelia cardinalis) is a type of bellflower. These plants can grow up to 6 feet tall and are known for their long, tubular-shaped, 5-petaled flowers that are a vivid cardinal red ...

These grow and beginning about now they send up a spike of neon scarlet-red flowers, often growing more than 12-inches tall. The Cardinal flowers in my garden often bloom until frost.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), a member of the Bluebell Family, is one of the eight species of lobelia native to the Blue Ridge Province.

While looking for some background on our native cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis), which are in full and glorious bloom this month, I came upon the results of a geological and mineralogical ...

One of my very favorite red perennials, cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is said by many to be a weak plant that often does not come back up, but it comes up many times over in our gardens.