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rip18
05-19-2005, 09:46 AM
Okay, no extra clues this time. This should be an easy one?
Jim Ammons
05-19-2005, 10:25 AM
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)??
rip18
05-19-2005, 10:28 AM
Bingo - Give Jim another gold star!

This plant usually grows on wetland edges or other damp places & blooms in late summer, giving adult & newly fledged young hummingbirds (as well as moths, butterflys, & other insects) a late summer food.