Botanical Name: Consolida ajacis
Common Name: Larkspur
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, fine textured annual with fine, ferny foliage and a large vertical spike of blue, lilac, purple, rose, pink or white flowers
Height 1 to 4'
Spread to 1'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil prefers a well-amended soil with good drainage
Hardiness hardy; zones 1-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves palmately lacinate (palmatifid) with needle-like leaflets; leaves are opposite and sessile, giving a lacy appearance to the branches
Flowers vertical racemes of brightly colored, mostly double flowers in many available colors; flowers to 1-1/2" across blooming in spring and summer
Fruit small follicle; reseeds in some gardens
 
Propagation:
seeds
 
Usage:
mass plantings in open beds, or as a member of a cottage garden border; appreciated for heavy bloom in early spring; mixes well in forest theme landscapes and does well in light shade under trees
 
Landscape Care:
Watering appreciates regular watering; not drought tolerant
Fertilizing slow release at planting time
Pruning sometimes staked to encourage upright bloom
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other all parts of the plant (especially seeds) are poisonous
 
Origin: Western Europe
Family: Ranunculaceae

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