Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, PA
Eleanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA
Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, PA
Eleanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA
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Family: Campanulaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - October
Cardinal Flower is usually found in wetlands, damp areas or along streams. Its intensely red irregular tubular flowers each have two lips; the upper lip splits into two lobes and the lower lip is deeply cleft into three lobes. Very infrequently, a pink or rare white flowering specimen might be found. Hummingbirds drink its nectar and serve as an important pollinator.
Cardinal Flower is a native honeysuckle that gets its species name cardinalis and its common name, not from the bird, but from the color of a Roman Catholic cardinal's miter and robes.
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4 August 2014
Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, PA
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10 August 2014
Eleanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA
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4 August 2014
Caledonia State Park, Fayetteville, PA
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10 August 2014
Eleanor C. Lawrence Park, Centreville, VA
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