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great lobelia

American  

noun

  1. a North American plant, Lobelia siphilitica, having long, showy clusters of blue flowers.


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How the cardinal flower's wonderful mechanism works to utilize his visits has already been told under great lobelia, in the description of the blue lobelia of similar construction.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje

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