Blue Butterfly Larkspur Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly'
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- del-FIN-ee-um gran-dih-FLOR-um
- Description
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Blue Butterfly Larkspur is a cultivar with a compact habit and many branches that reaches up to 15" in height. It was bred to be more heat tolerant than other delphiniums. It has showy ultramarine blue flowers that appear in the spring . Plant it in small groups or mass it in the middle or back of a border.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Delphinium
- Species:
- grandiflorum
- Family:
- Ranunculaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract butterflies
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Heat, more tolerant than other delphiniums.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4b, 4a, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7b, 7a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- asymmetrical petals
- Flower Description:
- Racemes of complex asymetrial ultramarine blue flowers with five sepals. One of the sepals forms a spur, hence the commonname larkspur.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heat
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
