Freshwater
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Campanulaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Midground
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Helps
- Growth
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Height
- Up to 30 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and 3 more countries.
Introduced to Trinidad & Tobago.
More about the species
Description
Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower (syn. L. fulgens), is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Dortmanna cardinalis
- Dortmanna cordigera
- Dortmanna engelmanniana
- Dortmanna fulgens
- Dortmanna graminea
- Dortmanna longifolia
In other languages
- Cardinalflower
Articles
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Soft, acidic water, subdued light, sand, roots and fallen leaves: how to set up a biotope aquarium from the Amazon and the rivers around it.
How to set up a Central American aquarium5 min read
Hard, alkaline water, sand and rock: an aquarium from the rivers and lakes of Mexico and Central America, with cichlids and livebearers.
How to set up a North American aquarium5 min read
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How to care for aquarium plants3 min read
Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.