Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
A wildflower blooming now in wet places near Rosseau, Ontario. I've tried to grow it, but my soil is not damp enough and I don't have a pond.
Growing in shallow water along the edge of Rosseau River.
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A fantastic flash of flaming color.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of the Cardinal flower. They are pretty and I see them growing around wet areas here too.
ReplyDeleteWow. Insane shade of red! Stunning!
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ReplyDeleteWhoa! that is one fiery red, absolutely gorgeous!
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ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots of de Lobelia cardinalis.
Have a great sunday!!
I just love the colour of this flower, its stunning.
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Gill
Lovely flower, the colors are so vivid.
ReplyDeletewhat a vibrant red! so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful red flower! Great shots!
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Very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ones! I also would like to have a pond, but I live in an apartment... :)
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Cezar
I love how bright the red is - I have one here in Vancouver that has burgundy foliage - it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot of the cardinal flower. I used to grow them but I haven't had any recently. You reminded me how much I like them.
ReplyDeleteThis is one brilliant flashy flower!
ReplyDeletemarvelous red here. Great captures.
ReplyDeleteI love the vibrant red colour of the flowers. Very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI went to your blog and ended up seeing red! Wow! Amazing what grows wild up in them thar parts!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! The red against the green is stunning!
ReplyDeleteHmmm...I wonder if I could plant some near the pond edge...it is in the water?.....Michelle
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite flowers, mine are in bloom right now also.
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful. I've never seen one before, in the macr it looks like there is a tiny flower at the tip of the center, upright tube. I suppose that's the pistil?
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This is a beautiful flower. Unfortunately there is no way we could grow it at our place. Thanks for the gorgeous picture.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me.. I saw some Cardinal flowers last year for the first time, and should go back to see if they are still there.
ReplyDeleteAbout the Monarch caterpillars, I haven't seen any yet. We have lots of good looking Milkweed plants too. I look every day.I'll let you know when I find some.
B.
Lovely post and wonderful flowers!
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ReplyDeleteCardinal Flower. Just a super red. the must be another that growes anywhere. We have a Lobelia that I have always called Cardinal but it has purple-red foliage. So of course I had to look it up and...I found Lobelia speciosa which has the dark leaves and red flowers. So I wonder....
I'll have to check it out in a Nursery here. Thanks for the insight. MB
Gorgeous red!
ReplyDeleteI love their bright color...
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This is very red indeed. So pretty as well.
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Here , because we don't have central heating, a 5 degrees seem cold to us.
But when there is a lot of rain, it makes it miserable.
Interestingly, today, our skiing mountain, Mt Hutt has a dumping of 1 meter of snow. Some places are minus. This is the coldest night.
Oh I love to see Cardinal flowers every summer--there are some growing in a rain garden in the park where I walk in st. Paul. Is there any truer red?! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty, EG.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful...and they would have made another fantastic Ruby Tuesday post.
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