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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Lobelia laxiflora 'Candy Corn'
Candy Corn Mexican Cardinal Flower
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available LobeliaItem #: 5054
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Lobelia 'Candy Corn' isn't your grandmothers lobelia...unless she was from the Nuevo Leon/San Luis Potosi region of Northern Mexico, where Lobelia laxiflora can be found in dry, open woodlands. Lobelia 'Candy Corn' is a selection of Lobelia laxiflora var. laxiflora, that forms 5' tall purple stalks clothed with dark green leaves. Lobelia 'Candy Corn' is a clump former, compared its cousin, the stoloniferous Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia. Starting in late spring, the upper stalks are adorned with candy corn-like tubular flowers of bright orange, ending with a reflexed yellow tip...a very cool hummingbird favorite!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Lobelia
Flower Color: Multicolor , Orange/Peach
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Giant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Plants that Attract Birds , Rain Garden Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants