Genus: Delphinium

Often called by its botanical name, sometimes this genus of about 250 species is known as larkspur. Delphiniums are broken into three groups – elatum, belladonna and pacific hybrids.

In a sunny spot in an idyllic cottage garden you are most likely to find a plant from the elatum group. In Latin ‘elatum’ means tall and these spears of blue, purple, red, pink, yellow and white flowers certainly earn this name!

Delphiniums are highly toxic and in 1788 the first record was made of using the seeds as a rat and ant repellent.

Members growing plants in this genus

Joined 4 Jul, 2007

Suffolk

Bluebell

joined 4 Jul, 2007

8 plants
Joined 4 Dec, 2007

Maxgarden

joined 4 Dec, 2007

68 plants
Joined 29 Nov, 2007

Hertfordshire

Mcatama

joined 29 Nov, 2007

67 plants
Joined 23 Dec, 2007

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Nancym

joined 23 Dec, 2007

63 plants
Joined 16 Feb, 2008

Hampshire

Treesandthi..

joined 16 Feb, 2008

154 plants
Joined 26 Feb, 2008

Ontario (Province)

Lori

joined 26 Feb, 2008

101 plants
Joined 12 Mar, 2008

Perry County, Ohio

Diohio

joined 12 Mar, 2008

218 plants
Joined 18 May, 2007

Pest county, near Budapest

Chrispook

joined 18 May, 2007

234 plants
Joined 23 Dec, 2007

Buzzbee

joined 23 Dec, 2007

161 plants
Joined 12 Feb, 2008

Ontario

Grammazoo

joined 12 Feb, 2008

114 plants
Joined 17 Jun, 2007

West Somerset

Spritzhenry

joined 17 Jun, 2007

381 plants