Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet'
Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet' has compact, bronze foliage and dense, strictly upright spikes with vivid scarlet flowers.
Description:
Lobelia x speciosa 'Starship Scarlet' has compact, bronze-green foliage and dense, strictly 18 - 24 inch upright spikes with vivid scarlet flowers. Lobelia is an excellent border plant for average to moist locations and is a hummingbird and butterfly magnet.
Common Name: Cardinal Flower
Family: Campanulaceae (The Bellflower Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp shores, meadows and swamps.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin
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