Lobelia cardinalis Towering Inferno RHS Award of Merit Winners clump-former has typical fine-textured foliage

clump-former has typical fine-textured foliage

Although Meehan's wood mint prefers slightly moist soil

Epimedium 'Sandy Claws'

here's what most of us expected

dark green leaves make an attention-getting garden specimen

Lobelia cardinalis Towering Inferno RHS Award of Merit Winners clump-former has typical fine-textured foliageLobelia cardinalis 'Towering Inferno' is a 2022 Plant Delights JLBG introduction of a seedling we found here at JLBG among a large patch of self seeded cardinal flower. At 7' tall, this clone stood out above the rest, which ranged from 3 4' in height. The 2" wide stem base was necessary to hold this massive specimen upright. The typical bright red flower heads of Lobelia 'Towering Inferno', start flowering for us in late August, which is typical