Larkspur

LARKSPUR (Delphinium)         Annual – Sun or Part Shade

Consolida ambigua                     Ht. 18”-36” Spread 18”-24”

kon-SO-li-da am-BIG-you-ah        Spacing 12”

HABIT:  Pink, salmon, blue, white, rose, or purple blooms in spring or early summer. Lacy foliage and dense vertical flowers. Blooms best in the cooler part of the growing season.

CULTURE:       Upright annual that reseeds easily to return year after year.

USES:                Good annual in perennial beds.

PROBLEMS:     Poisonous.

NOTES:             Seed should be planted in fall for best results but can be planted through February.

Larkspur ready to have seed harvest



Larkspur seed

May 2011

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