Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
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- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
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- TAGS: Plant Tags: Hummingbirds, summer blooms, and wetland. Plant Types: Perennial.
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Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- PLANT TYPE: Perennial
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: low-BEE-lee-uh kar-dih-NAL-iss
- TAGS: Plant Tags: butterflies, Hummingbirds, and wetland. Plant Types: Perennial.
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) grows in full sun to partial shade; make sure that the basal rosette is not covered with leaves or other debris over the winter, as the plant depends on the winter sun and will decline and die if it cannot get it; not drought tolerant, but will tolerate average garden conditions. The showy red flowers attract and are pollinated...
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Coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lonicera sempervirens
- PLANT TYPE: Vine
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: lah-NISS-ser-ruh sem-per-VYE-renz
- TAGS: Plant Tags: early bloom, evergreen, Hummingbirds, and larval host plant. Plant Types: Vine.
Twining vine with prominent blooms for full sun. Great for arbors but supports must be slender enough to twine around. Other Common Names: Trumpet honeysuckle; Woodbine (which is also a common name for Virginia creeper).
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Painted buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aesculus sylvatica
- PLANT TYPE: Shrub
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: (ES-kew-lus sil-VAT-ee-kuh)
- TAGS: Plant Tags: bees and Hummingbirds. Plant Types: Shrub.
Grows best in rich, moist, but well-drained soil; if the usually yellow flowers are tinged with red it might have hybridized with Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia). Large showy flowers; makes an excellent naturalizing plant; nectar source for hummingbirds. When transplanting, dig shrubs while dormant if possible. Aesculus tends to have a deep taproot so transplant young...
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Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia)
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aesculus pavia
- PLANT TYPE: Tree
- SCIENTIFIC NAME PRONUNCIATION: (ES-kew-lus PAY-vee-uh)
- TAGS: Plant Tags: Hummingbirds and pollinators. Plant Types: Tree.
Large showy flowers; makes an excellent naturalizing plant; nectar source for hummingbirds. Grows best in rich, moist, but well-drained soil; if the usually red flowers are pale it might have hybridized with painted buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica).
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