You might find a lot of escapees in McAlpine Creek Park. Harkey's Garden Center used to be backed up to the park property.

My lobelia cardinalis in my native plant garden died this year possibly due to the drought..but I did see a few plants growing wild in our creek. Glad to see them as it was been so dry and the creek has retreated so very far from its banks that I didn't know if I would see any this year.

Thanks for the pic. My husband innocently cut mine down a couple of months ago, but I kept it watered and it came back nicely. It has several bloom stalks now instead of the original one; what a treat.

This is one I bought fron NCNPS and planted near the house. There "were" some along the creek, too.

Also, there are some growing in a natural wetland visible from the entry to Elon University's football stadium, in case anyone's here this fall, keep an eye out. they usually bloom about a month.

They are beautiful! I sowed some last winter, but have kept them in a pot to water. So far they're doing ok.

I've heard they are very short lived. My 'Monet Moment' only lived one year.

I have been working the last two months
collecting and recording data on the plants
native or not that I have been finding in our
parks.This species Lobelia cardinalis I have
found in four of the parks,Thanks Dottie for
the info on the nursery at McAlpine this will
help me in determining some of the plants origins.
I also belive I have found Helianthus schweinitzii
growing at McAlpine,this would be a great find since there are only two known colonies here in the Peidmont.

Blueangel