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Bright red flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Needs organic soil & water during dry periods.
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Native red flowers are somewhat hard to come by, but cardinal flower is one of the best. Use it in sunny rain gardens or moderate-shade flower beds.
Cardinal flower will grow best in soil rich with organic material and may need to be watered during dry periods. Hummingbirds and yellow butterflies find cardinal flower irresistable.
Uses: rain gardens, hummingbirds, butterflies
Bloom time: August - September
Height: 2 to 4.5 feet
Space: 12 - 18 inches
Sun: Full sun to medium shade
Moisture: Average to moist
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Seed: Germinates fairly easily. The tiny seeds need light to germinate, so sow them on moist soil and don't bury them at all.
200 seeds per packet
700,000 seeds per ounce
1 ounce per 20,000 square feet
2.25 ounces per acre
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This is absolutely the most wonderful native to bloom in our light shade garden in August! When the rest of the flowers are getting a little heat stressed and tired, the bright red blooms are electric.
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Linda McCaskill
from Cassville on 8/12/2016
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I bought this plant as a wee baby this past spring and wondered how it would ever survive in my mostly sunny, clay garden. A couple of my wild flower plants did not like it. But this plant seems hardy. It is now August and it has grown to be 2 feet tall and is blooming just as in the picture. The hummingbirds have already visited it several times. I plan to get more next spring.
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Martha Johnson
from California, MO on 8/6/2018
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The Hummingbirds love these!
I bought my Cardinal flowers from Missouri Wildflowers Nursery. They are probably 15 years old now and still going strong! This year, I even have a few volunteers in other parts of the garden.
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Will this plant be available later this spring?
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Mary
- 5/4/2016
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It should be available again by July.
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Usually just one. If there is more than one, the fibrous root systems will be intertwined and difficult to separate (but it can be done)..
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