About the Floral Flag shown above: This 6-acre tribute to the 9/11 victims was planted by Bodger Seed Company in Lompoc, CA soon after the attacks. Even if you don’t live in a state with freezing cold winters, you can still enjoy some of these magical flowers that lift the spirits come spring. When it comes to ‘Imperial’ larkspur, the flower colors are purple, blue, pink, and white and can reach 4 feet. Like larkspur. It is among the more wide-ranging species, occurring from British Columbia and Alberta south to California, Arizona and New Mexico, and as far east as South Dakota and Nebraska. This is why wild larkspur is sometimes regarded as a nuisance. Oh, how I love the tall spires, with their blue, violet, rose, and white blossoms. These beautiful little flowers are also called “wild blue flax,” with five rounded pale blue petals, sometimes veined in a darker blue. These grow best at 8,200 to 13,400 feet, and a fully mature plant can have dozens of gorgeous deep purple blooms on a single stalk. Nuttall’s larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum)By Andrew Kratz. Nuttall’s larkspur is one of more than 60 native species of larkspur in the United States. The flower stalks of Delphinium parryi are shorter (less than 1 1/2 inches) relative to Delphinium patens. Deep blue-violet funnel-shaped flowers have stamens attached at & between petal lobes. BACK Wild Blue Flax Bloom: May–September Description: Slender perennial, up to 30". View 1 View 2. Subalpine Larkspur. Tall larkspur typically grows 4-6' tall and features loose terminal racemes of gentian blue flowers which bloom in summer. Thrives in heat and humidity. A true annual, larkspur is easy to start from seed and will happily reseed itself in the garden year after year. Larkspur is a classic cottage garden staple that produces great cut flowers. These two species of plant have similar-looking flowers but are most easily told apart by their different leaves. Special: Native; limited to California. Delphinium carolinianum, commonly known as Carolina larkspur, is a species of flowering plant in the Buttercup family. Outstanding color for a perennial border! Spikes of red, deep blue and white flowers dry easily; they also add great color to meadows. In Montana, where I grew up, it was the arrowleaf balsamroot, lupines, and wild larkspur. Larkspur: Carolina Larkspur, Blue Larkspur, Glade Larkspur, Prairie Larkspur, Pine Woods Larkspur Delphinium carolinianum* (Native) Family: Ranunculaceae - Buttercup family: ... Phlox: Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox, Sweet William, Louisiana Phlox Phlox divaricata* Individual flowers (to 1" long) are complex and asymmetrical and feature five sepals, one of which is spurred into a distinctive prong resulting in the common name. Leaves have 3–9 threadlike lobes. 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