Additional Information Glossary Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower has vivid scarlet flowers that seem to be particularly attractive to hummingbirds. This plant blooms during late summer and early fall when hummingbirds are passing through on their southerly migration. Hummingbirds are attracted to plants with red tubular flowers.
Cardinal flowers produce one to several stalks that are topped by spikes of deep velvet red flowers.
They form basal rosettes in the winter. Bend a stem over and partially bury it. It will produce new plants from the leaf nodes . Uncommon along waterways throughout the state of Texas except in the Valley. It is found in wet shady areas throughout most of the U.S. Wildlife needs shelter, food and water to survive.