Red Cardinal Flower 5 Live Roots – Native Perennial, Lobelia cardinalis

Red Cardinal Flower is a native North American perennial admired for its vivid scarlet-red tubular flowers and upright flower spikes. Its bright blooms attract hummingbirds and other pollinators, making it a popular choice for native plant gardens, rain gardens, pond edges, and moist landscape borders.

This listing includes 5 live roots or root systems. Depending on the season and the plant’s natural dormancy cycle, roots may arrive dormant with little or no visible foliage. Red Cardinal Flower grows best in full sun to partial shade and rich, consistently moist soil. The seller lists an approximate hardiness range of USDA Zones 3–9, depending on local conditions.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Shipping Restriction:

Due to agricultural regulations, this item cannot be shipped to restricted locations. Orders placed from restricted locations may be canceled.

Restricted locations: Alaska (AK), Hawaii (HI), and Puerto Rico (PR).

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice:

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

If there is an issue with your order, contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide:

• Photos of the shipping box

• Photo of the shipping label

• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles

• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without required photos may not be eligible for review.

Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery will be considered accepted as received and may not be eligible for replacement or refund.

🔹 BULLET POINTS:

• Quantity: 5 live roots or root systems

• Plant type: Native herbaceous perennial

• Flower color: Scarlet red

• Bloom season: Typically summer, depending on growing conditions

• Growth habit: Upright and clump-forming

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Rich, organic, consistently moist soil

• Water: Consistent moisture preferred

• USDA hardiness zones: Approximately 3–9, according to the seller

• Seasonal condition: Roots may arrive dormant with little or no visible foliage

• Garden uses: Rain gardens, pond edges, pollinator gardens, and moist landscape borders

🧾 MATERIALS:

• 5 live Red Cardinal Flower roots or root systems

• No pot or growing container specified by seller

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

• Common Name: Red Cardinal Flower, Cardinal Flower

• Scientific Name: Lobelia cardinalis

• Plant Type: Native herbaceous flowering perennial

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower/Fruit Color: Scarlet-red flowers; fruit color not specified

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Rich, organic, moist soil

• Water: Consistently moist conditions preferred

• USDA Zone: Approximately 3–9, according to the seller

• Quantity: 5 live roots/root systems

• Plant Form: Live roots; may be dormant

• Shipping Restriction: No shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico

❓ FAQ:

1. Which USDA zones are suitable for Red Cardinal Flower? The seller lists approximately USDA Zones 3–9, depending on local climate and growing conditions.

2. How much sunlight does Red Cardinal Flower need? It grows in full sun to partial shade.

3. What are the watering requirements for Red Cardinal Flower? It prefers consistently moist soil, particularly while becoming established and during active growth.

4. What is the growth habit of Red Cardinal Flower? It is an upright, clump-forming perennial that produces spikes of scarlet-red tubular flowers.

5. Can Red Cardinal Flower grow in containers? It may be grown in a suitably sized container that retains moisture, although the seller emphasizes moist landscape settings such as rain gardens and pond edges.