Lobelia Cardinalis - Cardinal Flower or Scarlet Lobelia Marginal Aquatic Pond Plant
Plants will arrive in baskets complete with aquatic soil
- Flowers: Aug - Sept
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Depth: 0 - 15cm
- Height: 80 - 100cm
- Perfect For Pollinators
- Position: Full Sun / Part Shade
- RHS Gold Merit
The Lobelia cardinalis is best planted near the water edge to reflect the glorious colour of the brilliant red flowers against the green foliage.
Little maintenance is required for the cardinal flower. Trim to tidy but leave foliage to die back naturally to encourage winter bud formation.
The Lobelia cardinalis - Cardinal flower pond plant is available in at least one or more of the following sizes
- 9cm square pot (9x9x10cm)
- 1 Litre square basket (11x11x11cm)
- 3 Litre hexagonal basket (18x18x16cm)
- 5 Litre square basket (24x24x14cm)
- 10 Litre square basket (29x29x19cm)
- 30 Litre square basket (40x40x28cm)
Planting Marginal Pond Plants
We recommend any pond plants supplied in 9cm pots are replanted into larger aquatic planting baskets, while pond plants supplied in 1 litre aquatic baskets and above can remain as they are, as they will already have room to grow.
It is worth bearing in mind that taller plants such as Iris's & grasses may benefit from a deeper larger basket, as they can be prone to blowing over in the wind, these deeper baskets will provide some counter balance against the wind, as well as plenty of room for root growth.
Spreading and rafting pond plants can be planted into shallower baskets should you wish, but remember they will still need plenty of room for growth, so it is always worth while replanting them regularly to ensure the best possible display.
It may be possible to place some marginals directly into a planting area such as a bog garden.
