Delphinium elatum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- del-FIN-ee-um eh-LAY-tum
- Description
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Delphinium is an herbaceous pernnial in the buttercup family native to woodlands, meadows, and river banks from Europe to Mongolia. It has showy blue flowers that appear on racemes in the spring and make excellent cut flowers.
The species name in Latin elatus means tall.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Delphinium
- Species:
- elatum
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe to Mongolia
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Maintenance:
- High
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
