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Ranunculaceae
Delphinium andersonii
Delphinium andersonii
Also known as Delphinium andersonii var. cognatum, Delphinium tricorne var. andersonii, Delphinium cognatum, Delphinium bicolor var. cognatum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Larkspur · Delphinium · Blue Flowers · Wildflower · Native · Perennial · Western Us · Toxic · Pollinator · Ranunculaceae
Anderson's larkspur is a striking western North American native perennial that produces vivid blue-purple flower spikes and does best in partly shaded garden borders with consistently moist, well-drained soil. It is well suited to native and wildflower gardens in the intermountain West and should be planted away from children and pets as all parts are toxic. Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering and divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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