Hummingbirds are one of the primary pollinators of cardinal flowers and are thought to have been instrumental in selecting ...

"That's what we do it for." Gardener captures beautiful video of unexpected backyard visitor: 'Love seeing this' first ...

Bees and hummingbirds both love nectar, but there are different reasons each of these pollinators are drawn to various plants ...

Cardinal flower stems can stand up to eight feet high and favors wet ditches, damp pastures, marshes, and the banks of rivers and creeks.

Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies, and tolerates wet conditions ...

As the growing season comes to a close, hummingbirds still need to stock up on nectar to prepare for winter migrations. These ...

For me, cardinal flowers mean late summer and their red flowers are harbingers of the fiery red fall colors of the swamp maples that grow in that same floodplain.

The cardinal flower, now blooming across Georgia, is, in my mind, the signature plant of summer. It is the reddest of Georgia’s red wildflowers, redder than the Indian paintbrush, fire pink and ...

Besides Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis), Columbine (Aquilegia), wild petunias (Ruellia, which isn’t a petunia relative), and blanket flower (Gaillardia) are other examples of ruderal species.

The cardinal flower has an eye-catching color that will attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The flower prefers to grow in wet or damp areas.

A cardinal flower and Joe-Pye weed hike is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, at McLean Nature Preserve. Massive areas of Joe-Pye weed interspersed with occasional cardinal flowers are currently in ...