Greetings from my 7-foot-tall Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

by shesthewoooorst

10 Comments

  1. shesthewoooorst

    For context, I’m 5’10”. 😅 I genuinely didn’t know they could get up to 6 feet tall, but this big boi has just kept growing. We’ve had a really wet couple of months in central NC, so these plants are loving life.

    I planted this right next to my scarlet rose mallow to create the hummingbird equivalent of a Golden Corral.

  2. pixel_pete

    A very strong candidate for the next Pope Flower!

  3. trucker96961

    Holy shit I didnt know they got that tall! So awesome.

  4. Dorky_outdoorkeeper

    Holy crap! What are the soil and sun conditions where you planted it? I feel like my only option is maybe putting one by my downspout that faces West by my button bush if I were to try establishing cardinal flower permanently?

  5. Confident-Egg-9227

    Wow! Mine keep dying at 2 ft tall, I didn’t know they get like this!

  6. Tylanthia

    That’s kind of amazing. lobelia cardinalis gigantea

  7. mermaidinthesea123

    OMG…what an absolute beauty!! They are at the top of my list for next year.

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