Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal flower 'Queen Victoria', Lobelia 'Queen Victoria'
Lobelia Lobelia
'Queen Victoria' _ 'Queen Victoria' is a clump-forming, often short-lived, herbaceous perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, maroon leaves and erect, terminal racemes of two-lipped, bright scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn.
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' is: Deciduous
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Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet in Autumn
Maroon in Spring; Maroon in Summer; Maroon in Autumn
Slugs Slugs
Crown rot Crown rot
Cut down faded flower spikes in autumn.
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Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' (Cardinal flower 'Queen Victoria') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Bog garden
Plant in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil such as a bog garden in full sun or partial shade. Protect with a dry winter mulch. This plant can be short-lived.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Boggy damp conditions, Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal flower 'Queen Victoria', Lobelia 'Queen Victoria'
Lobelia Lobelia
'Queen Victoria' _ 'Queen Victoria' is a clump-forming, often short-lived, herbaceous perennial with oblong to lance-shaped, maroon leaves and erect, terminal racemes of two-lipped, bright scarlet flowers in late summer and autumn.
Deciduous
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RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Scarlet in Summer; Scarlet in Autumn
Maroon in Spring; Maroon in Summer; Maroon in Autumn
Cut down faded flower spikes in autumn.
Seed
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Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' (Cardinal flower 'Queen Victoria') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Bog garden
Plant in deep, fertile, reliably moist soil such as a bog garden in full sun or partial shade. Protect with a dry winter mulch. This plant can be short-lived.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Boggy damp conditions, Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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