Larkspur — Flowers
Consolida ajacis
Full sun, moderate watering — fully hardy.
- Sow
- Mar–Sep
- Harvest
- Jul
- In flower
- Jun, Jul, Aug
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H6
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 50 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jun-Aug.
Toxic to pets
Larkspur is harmful if eaten, to people and pets, like delphinium: the young plants and seeds are the most poisonous, and eating them causes stomach upset, trembling and weakness in a pet. Keep seed and seedlings away from children and pets. If a person eats any, get medical advice; if a pet does, contact a vet.
→ NHS 111 for a person; your vet or the Animal PoisonLine for an animal