'Moonbeam'
(pure white, with white bees/eyes)
'Blue Dawn'
(sky blue blushed with pink,
with black bees/eyes)
'Strawberry Fair'
(mulberry-rose, with white bees/eyes)
D
elphinium got its botanical name from the
Greek word "delphis," which translates to
dolphin; the ancient Greeks thought the
shape of the bloom, with spur, resembled a
dolphin's nose. e flower shares its common
name, larkspur, with another member of the
Ranunculaceae (buttercup/crowfoot) family—Consolida: e
species C. ambigua and C. ajacis are commonly known rocket
larkspur and doubtful knight's spur.
Delphinium is the birth flower for the month of July, and it also
represents cheerfulness, joy and goodwill in floriography (the
Victorian-era "language of flowers"). Like many other flowers that
bloom in a rainbow of colors, each hue of Delphinium conveys a
different meaning: Pink can mean fickleness, white can represent
a happy-go-lucky disposition, and purple is linked to having an
open heart and wanting to love. In all its interpretations for those
who explore the coded communication of floriography, one trait
prevails: Delphinium suggests strong bonds of love and affability.
Delphinium, which grows in the USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
3 through 7, have become one of the best go-to perennials that
easily entertain in a garden and then can be
cutting flowers for a vase. In fact, Delphinium
have been popular flowers
in cottage gardens around
the world since the 1500s.
In a garden, plant
these showy
colorful flowers at
the back because they
can tower over other
flowers, with some
species and varieties
growing up to six feet tall
(although most average
around three feet in height).
For floral designers, the tall
elegant spikes of Delphinium allow
for many creative opportunities
because they complement so many
other types of blooms and they come
in a range of colors—and breeders
are experimenting with even more
hybrid colors for the future.
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