Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria

Plant - 3" pot

$7.96

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Quick Overview

Queen Victoria is a hybrid of Americas famous wild lobelia with deeper red bloom. Hummingbirds love them. (Lobelia cardinalis)

Item Size

Plant - 3" pot

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Details

SKU	100PER
Botanical Name	Lobelia fulgens
Common Name	Cardinal Flower
Primary Flower Color	Red
Foliage Color	Burgundy
Foliage	Mahogany-red foliage.
Estimated Mature Height	36-48" tall
Ships As	Potted Plant
Planting Season	Spring, Summer
Planting Depth	Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in.
Bloom Time	Mid to late summer
Estimated Mature Spread	12-24" wide
Light Requirements	Half Sun / Half Shade, Mostly Shade
Soil Moisture	Average, Moist/Wet, Well Draining
Will Tolerate	Loamy Soil, Clay Soil, Moist/Wet Soil
Zones	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Suggested Uses	Deer Resistant, Hummingbirds & Butterflies, Cut Flowers, Borders, Showy Flowers

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Description

Cardinal-flowers kindle their spiral flames, and illuminate the dark nooks among the shrubbery.
...Nathanial Hawthorne, The Old Manse

Anyone who's ever taken a hike in midsummer woods anywhere in the east probably knows this stunning plant. Cardinal flowers bloom with tall spikes of lipstick red flowers in August in wet American woodlands all the way from Canada to Louisiana.

Queen Victoria at about 3 feet is a little shorter than the native, and the color is a little deeper velvety red. You'll love these vivid flowers as much as the hummingbirds. Pick a moist spot in sun or partial shade for yours.

Reviews

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American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant

3.7

(based on 6 reviews)

83%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Long bloom time (3)
Vivid colors (3)

Cons

Best Uses

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid gardener (3), Casual hobbyist (3)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 6 customers

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9/27/2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria

By Barb the Want to be Gardener

from Stafford, VA

About Me Casual Hobbyist

Pros

Long Bloom Time
Low Maintenance
Pest Resistant
Reliable Growth
Vivid Colors

Cons

Best Uses

Erosion Control
Large Areas

Comments about American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant:

Beautiful foliage and deep fire engine red blooms!

9/26/2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

NOT RECOMMENDED IN AREAS WITH DEER

By Anne

from Raleigh,NC

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Vivid Colors

Cons

Susceptible to Pests

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant:

While it didn't look great when it arrived, I planted it quickly and it seemed to get established very well. Then ... the deer ate it and it never recovered! I had bought it because it was listed as "deer resistant" or "deer tend to avoid", so that was disappointing. I gave it 3 stars because it probably would have done great!

9/2/2010

3.0

Cardinal Flower

By Dan

from Bridgeport, CT

About Me Casual Hobbyist

Pros

Long Bloom Time

Cons

Susceptible to Pests

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant:

I ordered two cardinal plants. One was placed in a crowded wild flower garden and did exceptionally well. Tall, long lasting blooms that a hummingbird found and loved - more than the hummer feeder that was right next to it! The other was planted in a cut garden bed 12 feet away in the same sunlight and barely survived pest damage (and was treated with dust). It has just now (late August) started to bloom, but is less than 1/4 the height of the strong plant. Mixed feelings.

8/15/2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Hummingbirds love them

By AnnB

from Rockville, MD

About Me Casual Hobbyist

Pros

Long Bloom Time
Low Maintenance
Vivid Colors

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant:

We moved to USA few years ago. We never saw a hummingbird in nature and my kids were not familiar with North American native plants. So I ordered 3 bulbs of Cardinal flower last year. But they did not make it. This spring I got replacement from American Meadows. This time they were in must better condition. They started to bloom in July. Now they are taller than me (I am about 160cm) and hummingbirds come to us everyday.

6/9/2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Love it!

By SherriP

from Ambler, PA

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Attractive
Hardy
Healthy

Cons

Best Uses

Garden

Comments about American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant:

I have several of these and they're outstanding! I live in zone 6 and keep these in partial shade near a bird bath so the ground there stays moist. The hummingbirds love them!

4/27/2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Not a good buy

By CP888

from Reston, VA

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Cons

Deied outDid not survive

Best Uses

Not usable

Comments about American Meadows Cardinal Flower Queen Victoria - Plant:

Plant were dried out and did not survive.

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