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Sierra Madre larkspur

Delphinium madrense

Sierra Madre larkspur
Photo: Billie Lee Turner, CC0

Sierra Madre larkspur is a perennial wildflower of the buttercup family, native to Texas and northern Mexico, grown for its blue or white spikes of flowers in spring. It needs well-drained soil and full sun to part shade to flower well.

Family
Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil, limestone-tolerant.
Temperature
Hardy in mild to warm climates; protect from prolonged frost and heat above about 35 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: All parts of Delphinium plants contain toxic alkaloids (such as delphinine) that can cause heart and nervous system effects if eaten.
Native range
Texas to NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Delphinium madrense, commonly known as Sierra Madre larkspur and Edwards' Plateau larkspur, is a species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to the south-western United States (Texas) and northern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas).

Other Delphinium plants

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 madrense 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.

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