Thursday, August 25, 2005

Is this it?

This is my first cardinal flower. Hmmmm.....it is a beautiful red color.

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! ???
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousThu Aug 25, 07:52:00 PM 2005

    I wouldn't know; cardinal flower is on my Tried and Died List.

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  2. Diana LaMarreThu Aug 25, 08:09:00 PM 2005

    Tried and Died...I like that, Sabine!

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  3. TaracottaThu Aug 25, 09:16:00 PM 2005

    It DOES have a great red color. Very tall too. LOL @ Sabine's "tried and Died list".

    Taracotta

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  4. crazygrammaThu Aug 25, 10:12:00 PM 2005

    I like it.

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  5. JennFri Aug 26, 03:30:00 PM 2005

    Ha!
    Tried and Died -
    Oh man, me too.

    Hummingbirds ADORE it.

    I will try this one again sometime. I really like it.

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  6. DianneFri Aug 26, 07:22:00 PM 2005

    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.

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  7. Diana LaMarreFri Aug 26, 07:29:00 PM 2005

    Dianne, have you had yours for long? I am wondering how quickly they spread.

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  8. KathyFri Aug 26, 09:13:00 PM 2005

    In 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.

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  9. KasmiraSat Aug 27, 08:24:00 AM 2005

    I 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.

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  10. DianneSat Aug 27, 01:33:00 PM 2005

    No spreading but I have it in a garden with ornamental grass and you know what grass does to companion plants.

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