Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

"When vivid color is wanted, what can surpass or equal our cardinal-flower? There is a glow about this flower as if color emanated from it as from a live coal [that] rests in a steady, still radiance.

John Burroughs, the 19th-century naturalist, wrote, “But when vivid color is wanted, what can surpass or equal our Cardinal flower? There is a glow about this flower as if color emanated from it as ...

The botanical easy-button has been pressed for this one. This is one of the most easily recognized of all American wildflowers. Whether you know it or not, you’ll surely be seeing red. Cardinal flower ...

The eye-catching cardinal flower, Georgia’s reddest wildflower, is blooming now, perfect timing by nature to help fuel the fall migration of one of our most beloved creatures, the ruby-throated ...

Tom Houser photographed a female hummingbird foraging on cardinal flowers in his backyard in Carolanne Farms in Virginia Beach. A piping plover searches for invertebrates along the beach at Back Bay ...

Claim to fame: The cardinal flower is known for its vibrant color and its late-blooming period. It shows off its bright red blooms around streams and wetland areas until October. It’s also becoming ...