General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: Seeds

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Common names
  • Christmashorns
  • Red larkspur
  • Orange Larkspur
  • Canyon Delphinium

Photo Gallery
Location: Orange larkspur (Delphinium nudicaule) on Mount Diablo Prospectors Gap Road
Date: 2009-04-15
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On May 4, 2022 Seeds germinated
On 5-4-2022, observed 1st seedling. 4 showing on 5-6-2022.
MrsBinWY On April 23, 2022 Seeds sown
On 4-23-2022, sowed 15 (all) 2021C seeds from bxncbx (GeoSeeds, 'Fox') in milk jug at warmer room temp.
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