Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia cardinalis

  • Lobelia cardinalis
  • Lobelia cardinalis
  • Lobelia cardinalis
  • Lobelia cardinalis
  • Lobelia cardinalis
  • Lobelia cardinalis
  • Flower name
    Lobelia cardinalis
  • Scientific name
    Lobelia cardinalis
  • Alias紅花沢桔梗, Lobelia cardinalis
  • Place of originCentral and eastern North America
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonJune, July, August, September, October

What is Lobelia cardinalis

Lobelia cardinalis (Lobelia cardinalis) is a short-lived perennial grass in the family Campanulaceae, native to central and eastern North America. It prefers damp places such as rivers and marshes. The stems are unbranched and grow straight and tall. The same genus, L. sesifolia, has blue-violet flowers, while L. cardinalis has bright red flowers. Many garden varieties have been produced from this species. For example, there are white flowers and 'Queen Victoria', which has reddish-purple leaf stalks.

Common name: Lobelia cardinalis, Scientific name: Lobelia cardinalis, also known as Lobelia lodgens, Leaf shape: lanceolate to elliptic; leaf color: green, dark purple; leaf length: 20 cm; leaf width: 1.5 cm; inflorescence: alternate; leaf margin: serrated; inflorescence shape: acicular; inflorescence length: 30-45 cm; flower color: red, white; flowering season: August-October; flower length: 3-5 cm; Notes: poisonous plant.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Campanulaceae
  • Genus
    Lobelia
  • Species
    L. cardinalis
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Spikelet inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    High cup-shaped
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeshort-lived perennial grass
  • Flower colorsRed
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height80.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower3.0 ~ 5.0 cm

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