Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis), an intense scarlet flower that is native to southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia. The same color as my pickup truck, Chevy’s Victory Red.

With a tubular flower it’s the perfect shape for hummingbirds which love the blooms. Butterflies are frequent visitors too.

Cardinal Flower is a plant that enjoys moist areas. Here at my cabin they’re blooming, and down at the bottom of the mountain there are some that bloom every year in the ditches at the side of the road. They have managed to escape in an area that has not been “tidied up.”

Interested in reading more about Cardinal Flower? Check out another post I’ve written about them at: brendaclem.com/cardinal-flower/. More photos, more information.