NOW BLOOMING IN SAUTEE! THE CARDINAL FLOWER (Lobelia - TopicsExpress

NOW BLOOMING IN SAUTEE! THE CARDINAL FLOWER (Lobelia cardinalis) -CARDINAL FLOWER (Lobelia cardinalis)....These are probably the showiest and most beautiful flowers in the entire Chattahoochee National Forest...and probably one of the most elusive! This perennial is found usually along the banks of the Chattahoochee River around Helen and Dukes Creek near Raven Cliffs and Smithgall Woods in late summer. I also found another colony recently in a small stream crossing Frank Black Road in White County. They have an affinity for soils where flooding is frequent. The flooding keeps the basal leaves cleared of soil and debris so that photosynthesis is greatly aided. Normal height is about 2 to 3 feet with some specimens as high as 5 feet. Leaves are ovate to lanceolate and finely serrated on the edges. The flowers are richly scarlet and found in clusters approximately 10 to 12 inches in length. They are members of the Campanulaceae (Harebell or Bluebell) Family... the same family and genus as the Great Lobelia (Lobelia syphilitica) and the Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata)... Their medicinal value is highly questionable and are a source of controversy. According to Steven Foster ("Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs"), Native Americans used "root tea for stomachaches, syphilis, typhoid, worms, and ....love potions.", and also "Leaf tea was used for colds, croup, nosebleeds, fevers, headaches, rheumatism." Foster also includes this warning: "Potentially toxic; degree of toxicity unknown." Please consult an experienced medically-based practitoner before using this plant medicinally.

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