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cardinal flower

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cardinal flower
n.
A perennial lobelia (Lobelia cardinalis) native to central and eastern North America, having an elongate cluster of showy, brilliant red flowers.
cardinal flower
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a campanulaceous plant, Lobelia cardinalis of E North America, that has brilliant scarlet, pink, or white flowers
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Noun1.cardinal flowercardinal flower - North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers
Lobelia cardinalis, Indian pink
lobelia - any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia


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As the summer progresses, all those blooming blossoms bring not only daily visitors, but masses of hummingbirds, drawn to the nectar and insects found in the blossoms of salvia and cardinal flower, one of the few perennials found on the property.
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