10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARDINAL FLOWER»
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Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for ...
CARDINAL ( FLOWER^ Lobelia cardinalis I'LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST
TIME I saw a wild cardinal flower. It was growing in a wet, boggy ditch by a
woodsy, shaded lane in rural Pennsylvania. I could see its brilliant scarlet flowers
from a ...
2
The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...
Examining a cardinal-flower closely reveals its conspicuous sexual part: a red
tube projecting above the brilliant petals. The petals are gaudy flags for attracting
ruby-throated hummingbirds, the flower's chief pollinators. This sexual tube is at ...
John Andrew Eastman, 1995
3
Wildflowers Around the Year
VU,. hen I look at the gorgeous blossom of the cardinal flower, I see an exotic bird
with a long neck, a white head, two red wings, and three red feathers in its tail. It
is the flower I most hope to find when I walk in a wild place. And when I do, it is ...
4
Mountain Nature: A Seasonal Natural History of the Southern ...
All you will see is the yellowish stem and tiny white flowers ofthe plant. Summer's
Divine Robes: Cardinal Flower In every season, one characteristic plant or
animal seems to capture my heart as the quintessential expression of nature's
cycles.
Jennifer Frick-Ruppert, 2010
5
Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
Cardinal flower: Lobelia cardinalis L. 167 Other common names: Red lobelia.
Lobelia: In honor of the sixteenth-century Flemish herbalist Matthias de I'Obel.
Cardinalis: From Latin meaning "of a cardinal", for the brilliant color of the flower
and ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
6
Southern Shade: A Plant Selection Guide
Grows well in the sun with elephant ear (Colocasia esculenta) Zones 4-10
Cardinal Flower Cardinal flower spikes bloom from the bottom up. Because
stems continue to lengthen and produce more buds at the top, a single cardinal
flower can ...
7
Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota - 2nd Edition
Height 24 to 48 inches Description Cardinal flower gets its name from the brilliant
rich red flowers that grow in an elongated cluster atop the stems, July to
September. Leaves are alternate, dark green, and canoe shaped, 2 to 6 inches
long.
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The Secrets of Wildflowers: A Delightful Feast of ...
That is how Roger Tory Peterson described the brilliant red cardinal flower, the
most stunning of our midsummer wildflowers. Mr. Peterson's terse evaluation,
contained in a field guide almost void of comment, has a sound basis. In the
1940s ...
9
Wildflowers of Iowa Woodlands
The coarsely fibrous perennial root system is extensive. It develops slender
offshoots from which new plants arise. The showy flowers add a flash of brilliant
crimson to woodlands in late summer and early autumn. Cardinal flower is one of
the ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Alvin F. Bull, 2009
CARDINAL FLOWER—The Queen, I've heard, had lingered on her way—
perchance forgetting, as her happy mood is, that Time will not wait. TEA ROSE—
Ay, that she did—and came late! CARDINAL FLOlVER—And so, belike, his
majesty ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARDINAL FLOWER»
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cardinal flower is used in the context of the following news items.
Theme gardens reflect personality
Hummingbirds prefer red and other brightly colored trumpet shaped flowers such as the cardinal flower, bleeding heart flower and campsis ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
Spend a day in the gardens of six special spaces
Most of the 18 varieties of plants are native forbs and grasses that can tolerate occasional standing water including Cardinal flower, spotted ... «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
Blossoms of red, white and blue can add fireworks to your yard
For red flowers, consider cardinal flower, coneflower, day lily and hibiscus. For white blooms, try Asiatic or Oriental lilies, daisies and phlox. «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
Secret Gardens Tour set for July 12
... and it now supports swamp milkweed, tussock sedge, turtlehead, Louisiana iris, blue flag iris, cardinal flower, arrow arum and various ferns. «Troy Record, Jun 15»
Gardeners, plan now for fall color
Sedum, anemone, hardy hibiscus, Black-eyed Susans, toad lily, cardinal flower, blue lobelia and many other late blooming perennials fill the ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jun 15»
Weekend Plantings: Lovely Lobelia, Palms for Shade, Dieback
Among our most vividly colored native wildflowers is cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), indigenous to the Eastern U.S., including North and ... «The Ledger, Jun 15»
Ask a Gardener: Best plants for wet locations
... (Sanguisorba canadensis), rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos), northern blue flag iris (Iris versicolor), cardinal flower and great blue lobelia ... «Ithaca Journal, Jun 15»
The Great Black Swamp rises again
Though I have the perfect location for native perennial cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) and its blue cousin (Lobelia siphilitica), and many of ... «The Paulding County Progress, Jun 15»
June 21: Summer Officially Kicks Off Today
Various species of milkweed, cardinal flower and American lotus are also showing off their colorful blooms. If you spot a thick stand of pickerel ... «The Ledger, Jun 15»
LSU AgCenter: Know the drainage when planting, choose plants for …
Finally, Gill suggests the cardinal flower, which is derived from native species. It's a beautiful plant for growing in wet areas. Cardinal flower gets ... «The Advocate, Jun 15»
