Candle Delphinium
Delphinium elatum
(del-FIN-ee-um) (el-AH-tum)
Synonyms: Larkspur
The variety name escapes me
on this white variety of Delphinium. There are over 300 species and countless
hybrids now so it is difficult to determine. I have to admit I love the grand
spikes of blue, purple, pink and sometimes white these flowers produce. I am
less enchanted with growing the short lived, finicky and rangy plants. Nothing
looks more classic then a backbone of delphinium snaking down a perennial
border or a giant mass of them planted alone.
I am not sure why this next
picture is included other than to show the massive spike. If you look near the
bottom left you can see the palmate foliage, which is considered poisionous.
One thing I found out that is
interesting is that French plant breeder Victor Lemoine
was responsible for the early
hybridization of D. elatum after it was discovered in the Alps.
Since it is Sunday and
Today’s Flowers here is a bonus shot of a yellow summer daisy recently spotted
basking in the central Florida sun.
2 comments:
What a pretty white. I am always sold on the pinks and purple Delphiniums...but that white is really nice.
These are very pretty!
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