Cardinal Flower-Medium 26"- Plant 12" apart. Zone 4-8. A stouter plant, with shorter stalks and larger flower heads. Likes a moist, wildflower type growing situation. Spires of colorful hood-like flowers on stately spikes in late summer and fall. Likes moist soil. Will naturalize along ditches and streams. Butterflies and hummingbirds like them too.Prefers a moist soil, good cut flower.