Lobelia cardinalis Towering Inferno RHS Award of Merit Winners double (Yaezaki means "double flower")

double (Yaezaki means "double flower") yellow

forming an 18" tall x 2' wide clump of black-green

rhubarb-like stems

dark green leaves make an attention-getting garden specimen

here's what most of us expected

Lobelia cardinalis Towering Inferno RHS Award of Merit Winners double (Yaezaki means "double flower")Lobelia 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