Lobelia Cardinalis

Lobelia plant group was named by Linnaeus for Matthias de Lobel, a Flemish botanist. He was physician to England's James I.

Cardinal flower is also known as the Red Lobelia. The wildflower is a member of the Lobelia family. It is found mainly in Kansas, the Gulf States and the west. It blooms from July to September. It flourished especially in these three months. It is not too difficult to plant this flower. Its seeds are enough to make it crash. This wildflower grows in red streams, ditches meadows, ditches and low or wet ground. The plant has no other activities. It is two feet high at first, but later she grows to become four and a half feet in length. Their leaves are slightly serrated and can be of different forms. They can be either lanceolate or oblong. The factory mainly produces flowers vermilion very white or pink colored flowers can also be found. Its botanical name is Lobelia cardinalis.

The color difference between the cardinal and blue flower Lobelia has been explained by Sir John Lubbock. He has made various experiments and showed that blue is the favorite color of bees and Lobelia Blue chose to flatter the bees as its benefactors. Bees love the flowers blue. All red flowers in the garden of nature as a trumpet flower, honeysuckle coral, Cardinal, painted cups, Oswego tea and columbines attract hummingbirds. Other flowers that attract hummingbirds are fuchsias, nasturtiums, phlox, geranium, cannas, salvia, gladioli and verbena.

Blue Cardinal Flower or Great Lobelia is found from Ontario to Dakota. In the south it is in Georgia and Kansas. Its botanical name is Lobelia syphilis. It begins blooming in July and flowers in October. It grows well near streams, in moist soils or wet. It produces flowers of different colors like bright blue or faded blue with a white tint. The flowers are an inch long and they are sitting on top of a straight back with large leaves. The plant has a simple, robust, look green and hairy. The plant grows to three feet. The leaves are pointed and oblong. The leaves can be up to six inches long and two inches wide. They are irregularly toothed.

Lobelias have always attracted the evolutionists, because this flower provides some interesting links of connection. The corolla is flattened and divided on the upper surface. This shows the inclination of shelves or flower strap. Composites have limited these flowers for the further development cons single tubular flowers. Lobelias crowd along a rod, which serves to attract the bee that is passing through. The bee receives a large number of feeding sites close together.

It is not fair to compare with the cardinal flower Lobelia Great if the two are often compared and considered as twin sisters. The flowers belong to the family Lobeliaceae. Most men love red and it is therefore unfair to compare the great lobelia, with its beautiful sister. The hummingbird fertilizes the flowers red with red Lobelia. The number of red flowers has declined over the years due to the decrease in the number of hummingbirds. The bees love the blue Lobelia well!