it's tall, probably about 6ft, with red clustered carnation like flowers that have an extra row of petal at the base of the flower. It has a thick stalk and the flowers grow directly off of the main stalk (not on long thin stalks like you normally see carnations). The leaves are sort of heart shaped. We have no idea what it is. It just appeared out of no where.
Does anyone know what this flower is?
If the leaves have a minty lemon smell when you crush them the plant is Bee Balm, bees and hummingbirds and butterflys love this plant. If the leaves are fuzzy or hairy, its probably Hollyhock. You can go to your local library and take a look at the plant books they will have in the gardening section and identify the plant or flower that way.
Reply:Cardinal flower? Great flower that's native to the U.S. that is beloved by hummingbirds. They love dappled sunlight and moist to wet soil.
Reply:Sounds like a double hollyhock, which is self-sowing (it replants itself).
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