Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies, and tolerates wet conditions.

Who does not want a garden brimming with hummingbirds? Find out what beautiful flower you can plant that will keep the little birds coming back for more.

Each year the cardinal flower blooms for me, I am thankful. I'm thankful because although the plants are perennials, they are short-lived ones and could disappear anytime. Their ability to self ...

The seeds are easy to collect because cardinal flower plants are usually maturing seeds even as they are flowering. Now is an ideal time to plant cardinal flower seed.

Cardinal flower likes wet areas to grow in and has become a popular garden plant. But plants should not be collected in the wild. Seeds and plants are available from reputable nurseries.

2. Cardinal Flower Among the best nectar plants for hummingbirds, cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) produce a profusion of vibrant red flower spikes through summer.

The seeds are easy to collect because cardinal flower plants are usually maturing seeds even as they are flowering. Now is an ideal time to plant cardinal flower seed.