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Delphinium carolinianum
Also called Blue Larkspur, Wild Blue Larkspur
Carolina larkspur is a perennial wildflower native to prairies and rocky glades of central and eastern North America, producing blue to white spring flowers. It needs full sun and well-drained soil to thrive.
Delphinium carolinianum (commonly known as Carolina larkspur, prairie larkspur, and blue larkspur) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the buttercup family. It is native to central and eastern North America, where it is found in prairies and rocky glades. It produces blue to white flowers in the spring.
Four subspecies have been named:
Doubtful knight's-spur · Consolida armeniaca · Consolida oliveriana · Royal knight's-spur · Anderson's larkspur · Baker's delphinium · Subalpine larkspur · Little larkspur · Musk Larkspur · California larkspur · Delphinium calthifolium · Scarlet larkspur
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Delphinium carolinianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
