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Lobelia x speciosa 'Vulcan Red'


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Lobelia 'Vulcan Red' has strong stems of scarlet red flowers and burgundy foliage. A hummingbird magnet.


Description:
Celebrate Leonard Nemoy and Mr Spock with this new cardinal flower. 'Vulcan Red' has full, well-branched and strong-stemmed habit with bronze foliage and dense, 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: 5-9

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun

Height: 12-24"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Wet

Stem Colour: Red

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits: Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Damp shores, meadows and swamps.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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