Sierra Larkspur
Delphinium glaucum
Sierra larkspur is a towering western perennial of wet mountain meadows and streambanks, with long spires of blue-purple flowers, a dramatic native for moist, sunny ground. All parts are toxic.
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–7 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AK, CA, CO, ID, NV, OR, WA, WY