Perennials > Lobelia > Lobelia cardinalis > Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Lobelia cardinalis
'Queen Victoria'
Queen Victoria Cardinal Flower
| Family |
| Campanulaceae |
| Genus |
| Lobelia |
| Species |
| cardinalis |
| Cultivar |
| 'Queen Victoria' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 10a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -4 - 2 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 35 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
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| General Description |
| Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' is a clumping, herbaceous perennial with tall erect stalks bearing terminal clusters of vivid red flowers. |
| Landscape |
| Use in a perennial border or bed to add height and late summer colour. Also good for woodland and wild gardens and in wet areas such as near ponds and streams. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in part shade, in medium to wet, rich, humusy soil. Requires consistently wet soil. Tolerates full sun in cool, northern climates. If needed, clumps can be divided in spring. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| No serious pests or diseases of note. |
| Habitat |
| Bogs, moist meadows and nearby streams. |
| Leaf Description |
| Alternate, dark reddish-purple, lanceolate. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy, tubular with 2 lips: lower lip is prominently tri-lobed, upper lip has two narrow lobes, all vividly red, in terminal racemes on tall, erect, unbranched stalks. |
| Colour Description |
| Stem and leaves are reddish-purple and blooms are a deep, saturated red. |
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