Family: Campanulaceae
            
                Scientific Name: Lobelia x speciosa Golden Torch
            
                Common Name: Golden Torch Lobelia, Golden Torch Cardinal Flower
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | A red Lobelia with yellow foliage. | 
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy | 
                | Hardiness Zone | 5-8 | 
                | Sunlight | full to partial sun, full sun plants need moist sites | 
                | Moisture | prefers moist to wet, tolerates average | 
                | Soil & Site | prefers moist | 
                | Flowers | vivid red spikes, attracts Hummingbirds and many flutterby's (butterfly's) | 
                | Leaves | emerges with golden foliage that fades as the summer progresse | 
                | Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall | 
                | Maintenance | dead heading improves appearance and performance | 
                | Propagation | PP#19,844, division of offsets | 
                | Native Site | An Intrinsic Perennial Garden introduction. | 
                | Notes & Reference | Intrinsic Perennials web site | 
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
         
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