Lobelia cardinalis Towering Inferno Calamintha backed with chartreuse yellow sepals

backed with chartreuse yellow sepals with a violet flush

This tight clumper makes one of the best evergreen specimens of any of our gingers and looks as good in the late winter as it does in early summer

superb and unique

We first spotted this cutie at the late Harlan Hamernik's Bluebird Nursery and was amazed

but when we keyed it out

Lobelia cardinalis Towering Inferno Calamintha backed with chartreuse yellow sepalsLobelia 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