Perennial: Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Upright, clump former with bronze-red foliage. Good border, pot & cut flower plant. Native to east. U. S. & mountains of the southwest. Blooms: summer-fall. Color: scarlet (sometimes varying). Ht: 2-4 ft. Water: moist (can endure bog sites). Sun/part shade. USDA Z3-9. (syn. L. cardinalis 'Queen Victoria')