 Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia $5.95
- common names: Sierra Madre cardinalflower
- flowering season: early summer to fall
- height: 2 feet
- Light requirements: sun
- Soil requirements: average
- Water requirments: average
- Growth habit: grows into a thick clump
- How to propagate: tip cuttings or dividing
- Leaf type: 1 - 3-inch long green leaves
- Ways to use it: its bright flowers will attract hummingbirds all summer into autumn
- Special characteristics: grows quickly from a small plant, so it could be grown as an annual
A plant that is native to Mexico and southernmost Arizona, this can survive in USDA Zones 8-11. A few sources report it to be hardy to to -5°F when planted where it has good drainage. It grows to about two feet in height with narrow, shiny leaves, and forms a spreading clump. Emerging in late spring as the weather warms up, once it has budded up flowers appear from summer into autumn. Blossoms come in loose clusters of bright scarlet and yellow that attract hummingbirds. Common names for it are Sierra Madre lobelia and Mexican cardinalflower. |
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