Pronunciation: del-FIN-ee-um new-dee-KAW-lee
Family: Ranunculaceae, Buttercup
Common Name: Red Larkspur, Orange Larkspur, Canyon Delphinium
Plant Type:
Height to: 3'
Width to: 2'
USDA Hardiness Zones:
- -10 to -20ºF ZONE 5
- 0 to -10ºF ZONE 6
- 10 to 0ºF ZONE 7
- 20 to 10ºF ZONE 8
Bloom Description: red to orange or yellowish flowers in loose stalk in early summer
Bloom Season:
Sun Exposure:
Soil Type: well-drained, organic, prefers dry or rocky site
Pests and Diseases: bacterial leaf spot, crown rot and black leg; fungal crown and stem rots, damping-off, powdery mildew, leaf spots; viruses; aphids, cutworms, borers, leaf miners, beetles, sowbugs, root mealybug, mites, nematodes, slugs
Propagation: fresh seed or stratify, solid spring basal cuttings
Native to: Pacific Northwest in Coast Ranges
Notes: Growth rate: moderate to fast
Foliage: palmately lobed or divided
Light: sun
Pests and problems: bacterial leaf spot, crown rot and black leg; fungal crown and stem rots, damping-off, powdery mildew, leaf spots; viruses; aphids, cutworms, borers, leaf miners, beetles, sowbugs, root mealybug, mites, nematodes, slugs
Landscape habit, uses: front to back of borders
Other interest: hollow and brittle stems, short-lived in the South
Other culture: require heavy fertility, staking of tall cultivars Source: Perry's Perennial Pages, University of Vermont
Submitted by: Pectiwiccan
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