Lobelia cardinalis Canada The 8" tall flower stalks

The 8" tall flower stalks top the clump from midsummer into October

This spectacular surprise lily emerges seemingly from nowhere in August to form 28" tall stalks

powder-blue foliage radiates out from the head of the central stalk like one of those "Rostrata-farian" hairdos

the plant probably won't flower

Lobelia cardinalis Canada The 8" tall flower stalksLobelia 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