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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12-18 in.
Plant Spread: 12 in.
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: Seeds
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow about 7 weeks before last frost date
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Chinese Delphinium
  • Larkspur

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Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-08
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-04-04
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-04-05
A lovely larkspur with a long lasting bloom
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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