I ask because I find it hard to believe this was just lying in wait in the seed bank. This little area of garden used to be 100% creeping liriope, until I replanted with golden ragwort last fall. Anyway just want to confirm if this is indeed cardinal flower, especially as it is blooming in September in DC Ecoregion 64c. Are there any other species that look similar to cardinal flower?
If it is, it’s just so cool when you cut non natives back and boom, these awesome native perennials pop up like there were waiting for this moment.
by Specialist_Ice6551
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Yes
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It sure looks like it! This is mine (with some monarda leaves around it)
Bingo that’s it! Thanks team!
Their seeds are incredibly tiny. It could definitely have blown in from a nearby yard if someone else is growing natives.
I’ve seen them in the wild, but they’re always surrounding ponds or streams.