General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12 to 15 inches (30-38cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 15 inches (30-38cm)
Flowers: Showy
Other: Remove spent flower spikes to promote a second bloom.
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: Seeds
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Short lived perennial. Basal cutting.

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Common names
  • Dwarf Chinese Delphinium
  • Siberian Larkspur

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Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2018-06-20
Location: NJ
Date: Jun 6, 2011 7:09 PM
Location: Gardnerville, Nevada
Date: 2018-06-20
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2018-07-19
Location: Indiana  Zone 5
Date: 2008-07-29
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2020-05-28
Dwarf Chinese Delphinium, Blue Butterfly Larkspur, 1st year
Uploaded by threegardeners
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-24
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-01

Date: 2013-06-08
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Garden - Zone 5b
Date: Sep 20, 2011 11:46 AM
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-08
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-07
Bloom reverse
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)
Date: 2011-05-24
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-06-30
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2006-07-07
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: April 19, 2013
just emerging after a long winter.
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: July 2008
Comes back year after year for me.
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Garden - Zone 5b
Date: Sep 14, 2011 1:33 PM
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)
Date: 2012
After a shower
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Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Mar 4, 2013 9:18 PM concerning plant:
    Some of my flower garden's best 'blues' come from this one cultivar. Stunning color. Can be a bit floppy after a heavy rain.
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Apr 14, 2014 10:55 AM concerning plant:
    Tolerates a very wide range of soils & temperatures. Doesn't seem to care whether it's treated xerically or not. Loves rain, loves dry, loves sun, loves shade. Seems to be a happy plant that comes back year after year. Very gorgeous blue flowers. Short plant, though. Only gets to be about 8" tall with the blooms. Does not spread.
Plant Events from our members
FirmlyPlanted On July 5, 2017 Obtained plant
Superstore
MrsBinWY On June 1, 2019 Transplanted
On 6-1-2019, planted 15 in back side yard.
MrsBinWY On April 21, 2019 Potted up
16
MrsBinWY On January 7, 2019 Seeds germinated
1; 7 on 1-9-19
MrsBinWY On December 29, 2018 Seeds sown
16 commercial seeds (for 2019) from ishareflowers @ room temp in milk jug
KelliW On February 3, 2020 Seeds sown
outdoors in a jug, zone 6b, seeds from colcol
KelliW On January 27, 2019 Seeds sown
#21, winter sown
lovesblooms On March 1, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sow
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