{"id":207,"date":"2010-08-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2010\/08\/11\/cardinal-flower-%e2%80%93-a-hummingbird-magnet\/"},"modified":"2010-09-14T18:34:59","modified_gmt":"2010-09-14T22:34:59","slug":"cardinal-flower-%e2%80%93-a-hummingbird-magnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2010\/08\/11\/cardinal-flower-%e2%80%93-a-hummingbird-magnet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardinal Flower \u2013 A Hummingbird Magnet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZzNIw3ADWQo\/TFiIIKb8aNI\/AAAAAAAAASQ\/9OrQKMsyknI\/s1600\/DSC_0002.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501296618654951634\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 214px; display: block; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZzNIw3ADWQo\/TFiIIKb8aNI\/AAAAAAAAASQ\/9OrQKMsyknI\/s320\/DSC_0002.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> Cardinal flower (<em>Lobelia cardinalis<\/em>) is a hardy perennial native in USDA zones 5-8. Clumps should be divided every 2-3 years to retain plant vigor. Soil moisture determines its height and vigor.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal flower prefers half-day direct morning sunlight, particularly in more southern climes. The brilliant red flowers bloom from late July through most of September, making it a standout on their own or mixed with other perennials. Deadheading (pruning off the old floral stems) extends out its flowering period.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal flower grows 3 feet high and 2 \u00bd feet wide, and is taller when planted at the edge of a pond or water garden. This lobelia is at home in a rain garden, particularly when summer moisture is plentiful. Fertilize with a water soluble product monthly or feed bi-monthly with agricultural grade fertilizer (10-10-10 or equivalent) from late winter to the end of the flowering period.<\/p>\n<p>Select these two cultivars &#8212; \u2018Fried Green Tomatoes\u2019 exhibits bright green foliage which turns a deep olive color on the leaf upper surface and maroon on the underside; flowers are bright red. \u2018Monet Moment\u2019 bears exquisite rose-pink flowers. Blooms on both cultivars are exceptionally larger than species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a hardy perennial native in USDA zones 5-8. Clumps should be divided every 2-3 years to retain plant vigor. Soil moisture determines its height and vigor. Cardinal flower prefers half-day direct morning sunlight, particularly in more southern climes. The brilliant red flowers bloom from late July through most of September, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[521,602],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions\/245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}