L. cardinalis is an erect, clump-forming herbaceous perennial to 90cm in height, with rather glossy beetroot color oblong leaves and brilliant scarlet, two-lipped flowers 5cm in length in terminal spikes.
Size
Ultimate height
0.5-1 metres
Ultimate spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2-5 years
This plant comes to you in a 1 litre pond pot and is ready to be put straight into your pond or bog garden.