Rocket Larkspur | |
Larkspur |
Plant Habit: | Fern |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) Strongly alkaline (8.5 – 9.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 4b |
Fruit: | Showy |
Flowers: | Blooms on new wood |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Late fall or early winter |
Inflorescence Type: | Compound |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Toxicity: | Roots are poisonous: eedsS Other |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate Suitable for wintersowing |
Pollinators: | Self Flies |
Conservation status: | Vulnerable (VU) |
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