Larkspur

Larkspur grows beautiful columns of delicate purple, dark blue, sky blue, lilac, pink, and pale pink flowers, although most flowers are dark blue. Plants grows 3–5’ tall, and will continuously produce flowers all the way until the end of summer if harvested regularly. They tend to bloom most in the cooler weather of late spring and early summer, and are pollinated by butterflies and bumble bees. In milder climates, Larkspur will continue to bloom through fall as they are frost tolerant. Ideal for the native wildflower garden. All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans and livestock. Larkspur can cause cattle poisoning on range lands in the western part of the country. Larkspur grows native in high-elevation areas, and many ranchers delay moving cattle onto such ranges until late summer when the toxicity of the plants is reduced. Also known as Tall Mountain Larkspur and Delphinium. Tags: Color: Purple.

Delphinium occidentale is native to the range and alpine American central and Noutherwest. Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of perennial flowering plants in the buttercup family, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa. The name Larkspur originated from Tudor England. The name Delphinium derives from the ancient Greek and Latin for "dolphin", referring to the shape of the nectary. The common name Larkspur is shared between perennial Delphinium species and annual species of the genus Consolida.