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© Ernie Marx
Carolina larkspur
Delphinium virescens
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 10.0 in.; to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Plant Parts Known To Be Poisonous For Livestock.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes four subspecies of D. carolinianum, all native to the U.S. Varieties calciphilum, carolinianum and vimineum are native to portions of the southern and southcentral U.S. Variety virescens is native to parts of the midwestern, southcentral and southwestern U.S., including Colorado.
Popular with native bees and butterflies.