From watching butterflies float in the sun to seeing bees zoom from flower-to-flower in the search for pollen and nectar, there is nothing as peaceful as a garden teeming with wildlife. One visitor ...

Discover how to grow these five red flowers for hummingbirds and butterflies. These pollinators are attracted to fiery hues, ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. As the heat of summer blazes, many of us are looking for ...

The attractive cardinal flower is now in bloom throughout the county. The cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinals) is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows in damp, well-drained sites like stream banks, ...

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 ...

Q: I keep having trouble with Cardinal Flower in my garden… it disappears and I need to replace it every few years. Is it getting diseased, or am I not giving it what it needs? When it is growing, it ...

Hummingbirds are a welcome sight for most gardeners. They commonly return to spaces where they can find shelter and reliable food sources. To create a more inviting and attractive hummingbird feeding ...

The early summer wildflower season has arrived. Before long, alongside roadways and woodland edges, some of our more robust native plants will be flowering. By “robust” I mean high growing and stout.

The early summer wildflower season has arrived. Before long, alongside roadways and woodland edges, some of our more robust native plants will be flowering. By “robust” I mean high growing and stout.

Cardinal flowers are a vibrant, late-summer blooming plant that thrives in central Ohio. This resilient plant attracts pollinators like hummingbirds and butterflies, and tolerates wet conditions.