tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357035287348707548.post6921995236634536834..comments2024-03-18T08:31:13.769-04:00Comments on Plants and Stones: A Promise KeptBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00954826148369517031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357035287348707548.post-50093175231685316812017-07-26T18:16:03.366-04:002017-07-26T18:16:03.366-04:00Well, I must say I'm very jealous. I know how ...Well, I must say I'm very jealous. I know how much hummingbirds love Cardinal Flower, but the red Lobelia wasn't quite right for my garden. So, I planted Great Blue Lobelia this year. Unfortunately, it was recently chomped to the ground by the resident baby rabbits. I have a terribly unbalanced ecosystem here--just wild enough for rabbits, squirrels, and chipmunks, but not enough to keep their numbers in check. Fencing and lava rocks help, but they didn't deter the little critters from eating the Lobelia (or several other native plants). So, sadly, I will be planting only Alliums and other rabbit-repellent plants in that spot from now on. If the native plants come back next year, they'll be surrounded by Alliums. Enjoy the Cardinal Flower! It's a beauty! Beth @ PlantPostingshttps://plantpostings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6357035287348707548.post-23927417229697466732017-07-26T17:01:56.064-04:002017-07-26T17:01:56.064-04:00I love cardinal flower. So beautiful! I do wonde...I love cardinal flower. So beautiful! I do wonder at its lack of growing naturally from seed. Maybe we just have so many invasive plants now that everything is choking this lovely flower out. I should try spreading cardinal flower seed in my boggy detention pond and see if anything comes up. It would be much better than the invasive purple lobelia that I am constantly fighting.Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.com