what is this plant?
my gardening friends: Do you know what kind of plant this is? The
blooms look like Salvia to me, but the plants are 3-4 ft tall. I found
it growing in a creek bed behind my house.The mature leaves are long & pointed. The "baby" leaves at the base of the plant are round & ruffled.
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Ellen H on Oct 04, 2012It's hard to tell from the picture - look up cardinal flower and see if you think it is a match.Helpful Reply
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Anna K on Oct 04, 2012This is a difficult photo to I.D. but from the description, along with the wet location-I would say cardinal flower also... Lobelia cardinalisHelpful Reply
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Sharron W on Oct 04, 2012Gosh I thought Cardinal Flower was a vine...I must be confused with something else...Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Oct 04, 2012Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) and yes Sharron there is also a Cardinal Vine (Ipomea quamocli).It is easy to get confused when there are a lot of plants with the same common name.Helpful Reply
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Sharron W on Oct 04, 2012I wouldn't mind having some of that myself, it needs marshy conditions....and Full Sun? Partial Sun?Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Oct 05, 2012@Sharron W: Lobelia cardinalis definitely likes moist conditions, but it needn't be a marsh. The drier the site the more shade it will need. Great native plant for a late-season burst of color if you have the right conditions.Helpful Reply
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Sharron W on Oct 05, 2012Oh Thanks Douglas....I love red in the yard...It helps bring the hummingbirds...So that is one more plant that I will eventully look for after I finish "rearranging" the other things I currently have.Helpful Reply
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Dianne on Oct 05, 2012I almost drown trying to "steal" some of these from a river bank in Arkansas....Never did get them.Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Oct 05, 2012heh...I almost got arrested for taking a seed pod from a Southern Mag off the road right of way.Helpful Reply
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Sharron W on Oct 05, 2012Whoa y'all....seriously almost got arrested....you didn't know it was illegal to take plants for the sides of the road? And Dianne....almost drowned, come on now....go to HD and pinch the end off the plant and take it home and root it...LOL (JK)Helpful Reply
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360 Sod (Donna Dixson) on Oct 05, 2012It only a seed pod! lolHelpful Reply
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Dianne on Oct 06, 2012I LOVE to get plants off the side of the road...lolHelpful Reply
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