Lobelia cardinalis, Cardinal Flower

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Lobelia cardinalis
Family: Campanulaceae
Cardinal Flower
Origin: Southeast USA
small shrub 2-5 ft

Cardinal flower is a spectacular show along the edge of a pond or water garden.

Cardinal flower requires moist soil. It can even tolerate flooding but not drought. Beautiful but deadly, this plant has been used as a medicine but is also very poisonous (Extracts of the leaves and fruit).

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