Re: Cardinal flower with yellow blooms???
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Cardinal flower with yellow blooms???
- From: D* G* <f*@simplegiftsfarm.com>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 06:53:57 -0400
At 02:12 AM 7/07/98 EDT, you wrote:
>G'day, Everyone --
>Once again I'm hoping you all will give me the answer to my puzzle!!!
>It's possibly yet another mislabeled plant!
>Last summer, I planted a Lobelia Cardinalis; at least, I thot I did.
>It's now blooming & is lovely!
>But the flower is not Red, or pink or white!!
>The blooms are a nice medium yellow!!!
L.cardinalis has green leaves. L.cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' has the bronze
leaves and is not as hardy as the species.
If blooming now, you might have Lysmachia ciliata 'Firecracker'. Very
similar to L. punctata in blooming colour but taller.
Doug Green
**************************************
FREE GARDENING NEWSLETTER.
A garden writer's home page. FAQ's,Articles,Plant lists
http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com f*@simplegiftsfarm.com
**************************************
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
