Tall Larkspur
- Botanical Name
- Delphinium exaltatum
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 3 to 5 feet
- Width
- 1 to 2 feet
- Flowers
- Summer: showy, blue spurred flowers along a loose spike
- Light
- Full to part sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Taller plants may require require support
- Benefits from afternoon shade in hot, humid summer climates
- Deadheading may encourage additional bloom
- Attracts butterflies, bees and hummingbirds
- Good cut flower
- Problems
- Powdery mildew, botrytis blight, leaf spot, crown rot
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