This is a new flower blooming for me.  It is called a Cardinal Flower, never grown it before.  I only bought it for its' name.  You all know how much I love Cardinal birds.  This is just the beginning of this plants blooms. You can see the top of this flower has a LOT of buds yet to open.  The flower buds are very delicate and little, but the plant itself is very hardy.  Loves the water.

What is this you ask? Click on the picture to get a better view.

This is one of the 6 cardinal flowers I have in my garden.  It is just starting to set up bloom.  I was very surprised to see what the bloom looks like close up.  So click the picture twice and take a look.