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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Lobelia laxiflora var angustifolia
Sierra Madre Cardinal Flower
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available LobeliaItem #: 9627
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Since 2003, we have enjoyed this adaptable and easy-to-grow cardinal flower from the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range (southern Arizona south into northern Mexico). Lobelia laxiflora is one of those rare plants that grows equally as well on the West Coast as it does on the East Coast. The riparian woodland native is stoloniferous, forming patches can reach 5' wide in 8 years, composed of 2' tall, semi-lax stems, clothed in 5" long pencil-thin green leaves and adorned starting in early May (NC) with candy corn-like tubular red and yellow banded flowers...a hummingbird favorite. We have found both wet and bone dry soils equally acceptable for growing Lobelia laxiflora var. angustifolia.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Lobelia
Flower Color: Multicolor , Orange/Peach , Yellow/Gold
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Plants that Attract Birds , Rain Garden Plants , Wet Shade Plants , United States Native Plants