At the moment that is the only good thing I can say about it. LOL.
I am sure when it spreads and I have a nice little mass of these, I will like it a lot better. I do hope they spread fast! ???
5 years ago
Thursday, August 25, 2005
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I wouldn't know; cardinal flower is on my Tried and Died List.
ReplyDeleteTried and Died...I like that, Sabine!
ReplyDeleteIt DOES have a great red color. Very tall too. LOL @ Sabine's "tried and Died list".
ReplyDeleteTaracotta
I like it.
ReplyDeleteHa!
ReplyDeleteTried and Died -
Oh man, me too.
Hummingbirds ADORE it.
I will try this one again sometime. I really like it.
Mine is stalky too. Perhaps you need a bunch of it in a circle maybe? I really love the red salvia which looks a little like cardinal flower but is an annual.
ReplyDeleteDianne, have you had yours for long? I am wondering how quickly they spread.
ReplyDeleteIn the wild, cardinal flower likes full sun and wet soil, so this being a dry year, I'm sure it didn't do its best. Also, I wonder if you pinched it fairly early in the season if it would make several blooming stalks instead of just one.
ReplyDeleteI planted it this year and the clump has expanded a little. It REALLY likes moisture. Mine is alway sulking by the end of a hot day. It only looks happy after we've had a good, soaking rain.
ReplyDeleteNo spreading but I have it in a garden with ornamental grass and you know what grass does to companion plants.
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