Scientific Name:
Consolida ajacis
Pronunciation:
kun-SOLL-ih-duh a-JAY-sis
Common Name:
larkspur
Family Name:
Ranunculaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (true), Flowering cut plant
Key ID Features:
Annual plant; leaves multifid (highly dissected and incised compared to broad, lobed leaves of delphinium); florets usually loosely arranged in racemes or less commonly panicles.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (Mediterranean)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include C. 'Giant Imperial'. Note: some delphiniums may look similar to double flowered larkspur. Other species common in floristry include C. orientalis
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed, Dissected
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Compound Leaf:
Trifoliate (ternate), Biternate
Shapes:
Oblong
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Incised
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Blue, Violet, Pink
Flower Scent:
None, Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Appears like multiple racemes per plant. Sepals 5, petal-like, with the uppermost one spurred; bracts linear, entire
Fruit Type:
Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
single (unlike Delphinium); seeds poisonous
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts
Propagation:
Seed
Other:
support tall cvs.
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot, Mildew, Slugs or snails (Deer resistant)
