Re: Lobelias
I also planted cardinalis last year, but the bunnies got to it before it even had a
chance. This year I put it into my bog garden and put stakes around it. It
flourished and is about 1 1/2 ft. tall with its beautiful red flower spikes. However
, I also purchased a lobelia 'Ruby Slipper' which has green foliage and it, also in
the bog garden, has outperformed the other. it is about 5 ft. tall and has a 2ft.
flower spike, which to my amazement isn't red, or ruby colored, but a dark purple.
Simple striking. I absolutely love the color. Maybe it was mismarked? or is that
the color of Ruby Slipper? Doesn't matter, I hope it overwinters. CHAR zone 5.
sw.MI
connie hoy wrote:
> Hello to all.
> Couldnt help but comment on this thread,as I have a very curious experience with
> this plant.
> I was attracted to this plant like most of us,due to its wonderful
> coloring.Shortly after getting it home,found I had no time to plant and attend
> to its insatible need for water in full sun(at least here where the summer sun
> in very intense)so I placed it in the pond on one of the ledges and it seemed
> happy ..I continued to lift it out to allow it to'breathe'periodically...Winter
> came and still I had not planted it :-(..
> Well,its still there through winters,summers,year round, for over 2yrs now and
> it seems to prevail through it all.I'm sure its not thriving but its better than
> the alternative which was certain death due to thrist and sun scald .. It
> certainly adds a nice touch to the pond ..
> Dont reccomend this treatment and not proud of my 'plant abuse'but it has proven
> itself to be a water lover of the first rank.
> Connie
>
> Valerie-Anne Mullett wrote:
>
> > Thanks Dean.
> >
> > I have just found L. cardinalis mentioned in The Well-Tempered Garden by
> > Christopher Lloyd, who says
> >
> > 'We tend to treat this as a tender perennial, but there are hardy
> > geographical races. It grows, after all, in the stream beds of some of the
> > coldest areas of New England. I find that the smooth purple-leaved strain
> > which I grow is absolutely hardy.'
> >
>
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