What is Larkspur?

Larkspur is the common name of plants in the family Delphinium , which has hundreds of unique species that can be found in the northern hemisphere and Africa. Many cultivars have been domesticated for gardens around the world, and Larkspur is particularly associated with old -fashioned English gardens. All Larkspurs have deeply lobed leaves that grow close to the ground, linked to high stems of densely concentrated flowers and tend to bloom in early spring. Many Larkspur have stimulated flowers that resemble birds' legs, and the stems can sometimes grow up to seven feet (just over two meters) in height. Because the plants are highly sensitive to frost and extreme heat, they tend to prefer a mild climate and die back in the summer. If the cold is mild enough, Lkspur will survive to flourish the ipří year. Since Larkspur forms rhizomes or large nets of roots and germs, it will easily spread in moderate conditions, and gardeners can also separate the rhizomes to stimulate the plant to spread. Larkspur can be the oneKé find at very high altitudes and it seems that higher growing varieties of plants prefer height and verify each year.

flowers move in color from white to pale pink to lavender to blue, and some exotic hybrids were kept with distinctive color combinations such as rich purple flowers with white centers. The plant prefers full sun to partial shade and wet soil while growing, and depending on the variety will grow in almost any USDA zone. Most gardeners start Larkspur from seeds directly in the garden because the plant will experience otherwise transplant shock. If you start Larkspur in the greenhouse, use biodegradable peat pots that can be planted directly into the soil.

Larkspur is also toxic and gardeners with grazing animals should take care of the setting of Larkspur. The plant is obviously quite tasty and also tall in calcium so nThe animals will eat it to repair diet deficiencies. Especially the cows were known to die only a small amount of attractive plants after a meal, and many people who wait for the cows until the summer to leave them to the field where Lkspur blooms because most of the plants died at this point.