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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 36-48 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
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Common names
  • Candle Delphinium
  • Larkspur
  • Candle Larkspur

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Location: Germany
Date: 2023-06-20
Location: Cascade Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2020-06-18
Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-07-31
Location: Cascade Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02

Date: June 28, 2006
photo by Hanna Zelenko
Location: Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2007-06-30
Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
Location: Johnston Canyon, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-02
Location: Botanical Garden KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: June 21, 2009
photo by H. Zell
Location: Botanical Garden KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: June 21, 2009
photo by H. Zell

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01
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Comments:
  • Posted by Bonehead (Planet Earth - Zone 8b) on Oct 2, 2013 4:29 PM concerning plant:
    These are short lived plants for me (Pacific NW) so I have to keep planting them every year to keep a solid mass going. Pinch off spent flowers, then cut the finished spikes to a leaf bud for second bloom. When all done, cut to basal foliage. Feed monthly.
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