General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: Ranges from less than a foot tall in alpine settings to over 5 feet tall in lower elevation montane settings.
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"

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Common names
  • Brown's Larkspur
  • Dunce Cap Larkspur
  • Giant Larkspur
  • Mountain Larkspur
  • Tall Larkspur
  • Western Lark
  • Sierra Larkspur
  • Tower Larkspur

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Location: Alpine zone, Rocky Mt. front ranges, Kananaskis P.P., Alberta.
Date: 2011-08-05

Date: 2012-07-06
Credit NPS Jacob W. Frank
Location: Giant mountain larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) Desolation Wilderness Mount Tallac Trail
Date: 2010-08-10
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Giant mountain larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) Desolation Wilderness Mount Tallac Trail
Date: 2010-08-10
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-05

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