I live in Zone 6. I remember hiking through a deep woods years ago I approached a clearing with a stream running through it and a beam of sunlight shone through the canopy and rested on a single cardinalflower. It really impressed me with its beauty.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you Thomas. It's amazing what you can find when you start to look. There are shots in this video where I came across a patch of Cardinal Flower 20 yards off of a parking lot for hiking the Appalachian Trail. Right next to the road you had a small native plant wilderness that nobody knew about......

@thomaszaccone3960

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit I love the forests. Spent lots of time hiking when I was younger. Now 77 and have two artificial knees so I mainly garden. Wish I could have seen an old growth forest.

@thomaszaccone3960

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit 👍🏻👍🏻👐

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

I've been to one old growth Hemlock forest. Unfortunately for me I spent that hike avoiding rattlesnakes!

@thomaszaccone3960

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit 🤣🤣 I love snakes - including rattlers. Timber Rattlers usually try to get away from you. Diamond backs not so much. Stay out of their way and they will leave you alone.

I really really enjoy all your videos they are well done, so informative, thank you so much , please keep up the excellent work, I am definitely a Canadian fan

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Dominique! I'll try to keep them coming.

Let’s gooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve waited for this for years, back when I found your channel. Thank you.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being patient! Was it worth the wait?

@FaithVsFate

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit Absolutely! 🫡

Excellent content, thank you. Love the focus on native plants too!

@growitbuildit

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying it.

Wow, excellent info! Thanks so much!!

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Bronlyn

I'd love to grow these flowers. Thanks for this video...very helpful!

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Susan!

This was such a well done video! Bravo! You make growing flowers easier!

@growitbuildit

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you are finding my videos helpful.

Thank you so much for this wonderful video 🌸

@growitbuildit

11 ай бұрын

You are very welcome Chris - glad you enjoyed it.

Yoooo! Planted this last year, and it did nothing until this year where it jumped up, so I'm hopeful for any kind of showing.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

I believe you will be rewarded this year Jimmy. Don't forget to save some seed for next year!

Thank you! Very helpful! I will look for the links!

@growitbuildit

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I planted some bare root early spring and I’m delighted to see that they’re forming flowers this year ❤🌹

@growitbuildit

11 ай бұрын

That is excellent - I hope they live long for you.

Your vids are so good. Thanks so much.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pogs!

Thank you, this was very helpful

@growitbuildit

11 ай бұрын

You are very welcome - I'm happy you liked it.

Thank you so much! This is an EXCELLENT informative and educational video! After watching, I now know "things I never knew..."

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Deborah - your comment sums up the reaction I'm going for! Educational and informative.

Thanks for this. I am putting out my seeds in covered trays next month. I’m in zone 6, Chicago and can’t wait for them to bloom!

@growitbuildit

7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome Carol - good luck!

I'm in Northern Quebec - zone 4a and this is a wonderful introduction to this beautiful plant. Very happy to learn what you have shared. Lovely clear visuals on the "winter-sowing" and seed collecting. Congratulations! ❤

@growitbuildit

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Cathy - you're going to love this flower. It truly is a work of art. And thank you for being so generous!

Hello I’m new to your channel and I love this on the cardinal flower!

@growitbuildit

11 ай бұрын

Thank you Donna!

Love this video. Thanks

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Georgia

Very helpful. This is my second year for this plant and they are coming on fast. I’ll collect seed for certain. Thanks

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Mark - I'm happy to hear you are going to get some blooms this year and are planning for next.

I’ve always wanted to collect the seeds of my cardinals flowers but never knew how to because the seeds are insanely tiny. I’ll try to collect this fall thanks to your advice! Now that I know that they won’t last long, I have more incentive to winter sow some. Thanks for all of the info! This is one of the best channels for native plants.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck saving/starting more from seed.

Your channel rocks! I’ve been on a native kick the past few months and for some reason wanted to go on a quick journey for cardinal flower knowledge, leading me to your amazing videos. I’ve been listening to several of your videos on natives which I’ve wholeheartedly enjoyed. Your knowledge will help me so much at my job and garden. Keep being awesome!

@growitbuildit

11 ай бұрын

Excellent - I'm glad I could help you out! Can I ask what your job is and how my videos are helping?

@FesteringEarth

11 ай бұрын

I happen to work at the nursery section of a garden center. I’m fairly young compared to the rest in that department (17) but having this job is very fun! The people I work with teach me a lot, along with doing my own research online/reading, along gardening to understand certain plants better. As I said I have been on a native binge, but finding your videos go into topics and tips that I find extremely interesting and helpful. They’re very thorough and broken into thought-out sections that cover aspects of flowers in amazing detail which for me helps a lot. Flower characteristics, growing conditions, seed sowing (which I try and do in my own which helps immensely), and several other topics that immediately made me appreciate your videos. Soooooo, y’know, making good videos and just explaining the cool things that the plant does and how to take care of them. It’s fun to watch while still learning from it. That’s how they’re helping.

Thank you for your video. I’m in zone 9a with very hot sunny summers. I started a pollinator garden last fall all from seed which is an inexpensive start. I might just try cardinal flower as an addition for next year.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

It is truly one of the most beautiful native flowers Karen

@georgiavesely8944

Жыл бұрын

I’m in the Tampa area but I have to try this one too. 😊

Love your videos , especially because you talk about and show the whole plant, up close AND from a distance. So many people just show the flowers and I’ve been surprised by the plant configuration as a whole when I grew them in my gardens. FYI. This plant was named after the bright color garb of the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. It would be way cooler if it WAS named after the bird though.

@growitbuildit

28 күн бұрын

Thank you! I try to make comprehensive videos. I had always assumed the name was from the color/structure in relation to the bird. I didn't know that about the Catholic Cardinals - thank you.

Cuyahoga river has tons of this in bloom when you take a kayak downriver.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

That would be beautiful to see. Every time I pass a creek in August I always look for flashes of red

I hope itself sows and spreads all over my yard because i saw a hummingbird on one of mine today!

@growitbuildit

9 ай бұрын

Excellent - congrats. Make sure you help it self-seed!

Great video as always! The only thing that I would like to see with these videos would be mention of some of the insects that use a plant as a host plant. I know cardinal flower might not most many, but this is just general feedback for future videos.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Noted! Will do Rob.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

And the Cardinal Flower, although beautiful, doesn't host anything.

Hey Joe. Me and my husband love your channel! We were wondering if you had a recommended shovel for our rocky soil. I saw in your vegetable garden video that you had a lot of rocks in your soil and we keep breaking our shovels on the rocks on our land. Thanks so much for your videos and website! It has been so helpful to us!

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kassi - what has helped me with rocks more than anything is a large digging iron. They are heavy, unwieldy, and sometimes awkward. But there is nothing better for busting up rocky compacted soil, or even splitting a large rock in the soil. I use it in my 'digging heavy rocks' video. This is a link to the same digging bar I use (affiliate) at amazon. amzn.to/43JKjSo You don't need to buy it from there, as hardware stores carry the same bar, and sometimes you can find them cheap on Facebook Marketplace. But these digging bars are amazing. You can literally bust up giant rocks to make them possible to remove. And since it is 5' long, it makes an excellent fulcrum to lever them out of deep holes like I show in this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fICdq8lyhZDcfqw.html

@NicheCraftwithKassi

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit Thanks so much!

Great video. One note: Genus name in upper case, species name in lower case. Lobelia cardinalis

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I do know this, but sometimes I make editing mistakes!

Fantastic video as usual, thanks! Now I know what the red flowers were that I saw last summer off the NCR trail also in zone six, near the gun powder river. I was astonished by them because they were so beautiful but I didn’t know what they were. I recently purchased a cardinal flower plant from a nursery in York, PA, but it has dark red foliage. It definitely wilts in its full sun location if I don’t water it daily but I am looking forward to blooms, although maybe not until next year. Would this version of the cardinal plant be a cultivar? Thanks again for your channel!

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The dark red foliage is most likely one of the many cultivars available. I would be that it lives longer than the wild kind though. BTW - I'm in Southern PA too. Come late July/August, take a few hikes near water. You may find some wild ones blooming.

Wow lovely flowers Includel Like it, I leave 3 presents. Have a good relationship. My friend, alway stay connected~

@growitbuildit

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for this comprehensive video! I just ordered some cardinal flower plants, and plan to plant them at the base of a large boulder in my front yard. I know they like a moist environment so I was wondering how I can create one against the base of the boulder? Maybe sloped inward toward the base of the rock, so as to hold water? Thanks for any info.

@growitbuildit

7 ай бұрын

Hi - yes, I think a gentle slope will help for sure. You could do a quick drainage test too. But ultimately you will probably have to just pay attention to the plant and water in case there are any signs of drought.

What a gorgeous plant. I wish it were more shade tolerant as I have a small stream on my property that would lend itself to water/nutritional needs but it’s far too shady. But I have other areas from full sun to partial sun to full shade snd I have a couple hundred feet of garden hose. The one question I have about these lovelies is if they self seed. I am a recent convert to your channel and don’t know all you’ve covered. Have you introduced the Balloon Flower to those that may not be familiar with it? This is one of my favorites. It cones in blue, white, and pink. Blue is my personal favorite. Another plant I’ve not seen anyone discuss is the Strawberry Begonia or Strawberry Geranium (Saxifraga stolonifera). This delicate looking ground cover is a tough little trooper. Often sold as a house plant, I am in zone 7 and have it in a place that gets plenty of light but no direct sun. We hit a 3*F this past winter and these guys are back for more. Thanks for all your great, straightforward videos for those of us in constant need of help.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Hi Katie - the cardinal flower doesn't really self seed much. In my experience, it is not aggressive at all. On my channel I mainly stick to native plants, so I probably won't cover the balloon flower or begonias. I just don't grow them. As my yard is probably 95% natives. Sorry about that. But I'm happy you are enjoying what I've put out thus far!

Hi, this was incredibly informative thank you. In a wet and a wild area of my garden will it self sow? I have compost and other beneficial wild weeds in a mostly shady filtered and late day sun area zone 5-6 Downeast Maine

@growitbuildit

29 күн бұрын

Hi - it does best near water as occasional flooding or higher waters may remove leaf litter that can shade out the seeds. In my backyard micro prairie I had initially 'helped' it by just crushing some pods and sprinkling them around. That was several years ago, and I have usually had a few volunteers ever since. So, I would suggest you crush a few pods too at least initially.

I’ve been told that if you want to propagate this species you should pin a stem or two to the ground and it it root along the length and develop a new plant at each leaf node. I have not tried this and my source was the internet so I take it with a grain of salt but I will look more deeply into it because the plant is well … very pretty

@growitbuildit

2 ай бұрын

That may work with this species. I have not tried it though. Just scattering the seeds has worked surprisingly well considering how small the seeds are.

Being so short-lived I'm actually going to try and see what happens if it self-seeds. Mine get sun only about 4hs a day and is gloriously tall! Under a blue fir tree, I guess it's moist enough. Zone 5 here in Quebec, with heavy snow

@growitbuildit

6 күн бұрын

You can easily help it self seed, and should. Just squeeze a few capsules and let the seed fall.

Another hummingbird attracting native I see almost nobody talk about is the Trumpet Honeysuckle - Lonicera Sempervirens.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

I'll have to try growing some this year. I've filmed it a few times, but have been hesitant to plant due to its aggressiveness

Great videos. Very helpful and informative. At 1:41 - 1:47 of this video there is a green plant to the left of the cardinal flower with what looks like cone flower ends. Can you share what that is? I see it again at 9:40 to the right of the cardinal Thank you for all your great content

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Hi John - that would be Rattlesnake Master. It is a pretty cool plant. The foliage looks like Yucca or a cactus. See here: growitbuildit.com/rattlesnake-master-complete-guide-to-eryngium-yuccifolium/

@user-qq7bk5wh2t

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit thank you so much, I have been looking for that one for a while now.

Joe, good video. I think I'll look for this red beauty and try it out. Nearly Spring but we can have snow up to the day before Mother's Day. Are all your Plants/Flowers Native to the USA?

@growitbuildit

3 ай бұрын

Hi Seamus - yes, pretty much all are native to USA.

Hey there, thanks for this video. I have a cardinal plant that I planted last year and was excited this spring to see some baby leaves around the base of the plant. Although it seems the leaves have died and nothing new is growing. Any possible reason why? It’s in full sun and a constantly moist flower bed.

@growitbuildit

22 күн бұрын

Hi - if you had leaves around the base of the plant this year and it looked ok, then I would expect it to be growing up well right now. That seems strange that it would have died if it look ok, and this plant isn't one that really gets eaten by deer/rabbits in my experience. It sounds like you had it in a good location.

I live in South West Georgia zone 8, Cardinal flowers grow in the Swamps around here. Wet feet and swamp detritus from the floods that come through.

@growitbuildit

5 ай бұрын

That would be a very happy environment for them. These are quite possibly the most beautiful flowers around.

Joe, I was afraid you wouldn’t see my question on a video from 5 years ago-the one on killing grass with cardboard and mulch. We’re all set to begin this thank you! but I wanted to ask you about the safety of adding that much mulch around the base of shrubs (we don’t have trees). Should it slope down towards the trunks? Thank you so much.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Hi - It shouldn't matter too much as long as the mulch stays several inches away from the trunk. Rain should penetrate through the mulch, and not really running down it.

Have you had any trouble with crown rot with this one? I’m in zone 9a and obtained numerous seedlings last spring. I planted them out in the fall and most have survived. We had a hard freeze in December and several died. I wonder whether it’s bc they were in their first year or if they were a victim of crown rot. They just melted after it warmed back up. I have others in another spot that I mulched heavily and a few of those have recently died, again seems like crown rot. Apparently they don’t like too thick a layer of mulch

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Hi Angela - I would avoid mulching this plant! I grow them in soil that drains fairly well for my temperate climate. But they absolutely don't like to be covered in Winter. And based on your comment I'm wondering if crown rot is what kills plants that are covered in mulched....not the covering. Just thinking out loud.

I’ve got this planted in my backyard in NJ - how do I prepare it for the winter ?

@growitbuildit

8 ай бұрын

Hi - if you don't wish to save seed then you can cut them back to ground. Just make sure basal leaves are not covered by mulch or anything else. If you want more, and it's a wild area, you can squeeze open the pods to release seed.

I just purchased the “Queen Victoria” variety! Can I treat both the same? There’s not much info out there. Thanks for the great video 😊

@growitbuildit

16 күн бұрын

Hi - I just looked it up, and yes, go ahead and treat it the same. If it produces seed, it will likely be reverting back to the true native...either that or be sterile. But for growing conditions? Treat it the same.

@canadianmasraya332

16 күн бұрын

⁠@@growitbuilditWow! That is so interesting regarding the seeds reverting back or being sterile!! Thanks for your response 😊

@growitbuildit

16 күн бұрын

Well, I can't tell if it is a cloned cultivar, or hybrid. Probably a clone, so seeds would revert back. If you find ones that are natural varieties, then those should produce seed that is true to form.

I have had the same mother plant growing for at least 5 yrs. Now there are a bunch of new plants at the base of the mother plant. My question is can I dig up the smaller ones and transplant?

@growitbuildit

8 ай бұрын

Hi Sandy - you should be able to, just make sure they are really independent plants. But Cardinal Flower should have a short taproot, so you should be able to move them this fall or it might be better to wait until early Spring when the flowers are just emerging.

Would these be suitable for container gardening? Thanks!

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Hi Angie - they would probably work in containers that were at least 12" tall. You also would probably want to get the containers in and unheated garage or shed during the coldest parts of Winter.

@user-ug3py1zn5w

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit Thanks so much! Wish me luck, and thanks for your videos! Love them!

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Love plants that you can just sit and look at. Would this beauty be happy in a container? (whispers, plz say yes, plz say yes). zone 5

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

I think it could work in a tall container (12"). Perhaps keep it in an unheated shed or garage during the coldest parts of winter, just so the container doesn't freeze solid for long periods, but still let it get a bit of sunlight.

I planted the Cardinal Flower this year. Each day as I watered it more and more leaves were eaten, until one day within a week of planting it, it was gone! Just the stems left! I think my snails completely ate it within one week!!!😔

@growitbuildit

9 ай бұрын

Wow - that is incredible. I'm sorry to hear it got eaten. I've never seen damage to any of mine ever. Even ones in the wild are usually intact from what I can remember. I guess liquid fence would be a good option for your location to help better protect it.

@Curious-Lass

9 ай бұрын

@@growitbuildit Does Liquid Fence work for snails too? I was thinking it works mostly for deer and rabbits.

@growitbuildit

9 ай бұрын

Ahhh- I missed the word snails. Sorry - when I saw "eat" assumed it was herbivores. I'm sorry. I've not had to deal w snails on my plants.

What zone does it grow in

@growitbuildit

2 ай бұрын

USDA zones 3-9. You can grow this one just about anywhere in the US (from a latitude standpoint).

What zone do they go in, I'm zone 3

@growitbuildit

3 ай бұрын

They go up to zone 3 - you should be good.

I have a plant that was labeled as cardinal flower but it looks like an iris coming up.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that Shelia. If it doesn't look like the plants in this video...I'm guessing it is the iris as you suspect.

Honeysuckle

Well, I don't think I'll be able to give it enough water. All well.

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

If you place it somewhere that it receives afternoon shade, it should be ok. I saw that you were going to grow Swamp Milkweed, which also has decent water demands.

@melissamybubbles6139

Жыл бұрын

@@growitbuildit I haven't planted swamp milkweed. I was thinking I might be able to irrigate a grow bag enough to grow it successfully. If it requires the same amount of water, maybe it could work. Still, varieties that can handle less water may be best. My drip tubes keep falling out of the bigger grow bags, and the sides of the bags keep flopping over. Chives handle that fine.

Growit Buildit is one of the most informative channels on KZread because they use facts. It is the best resource I’ve found

@growitbuildit

Жыл бұрын

Thank you George!