Enchanter’s Garden
specializing in mid-Atlantic region native plants
Delphinium exaltatum / tall larkspur
Beautiful blue to lavender flowers on a tall spike. Light shade to full sun; rich, neutral well-drained soil this wonderful plant has leaves cleft into 3-5 lobes, and spikes of 1” blue to purple spurred flowers; likes rocky limestone soil in the wild, but seems to do fine in average garden conditions- provided it is well drained; 2’-4’; July-Sept.; zones 5-8; PA, and OH ecotypes.
photo copyright P. Heus
photo copyright P. Heus
Note extreme variation of color in flowers; you just might get lucky (see plant above).