
DELPHINIUM — Larkspur 
Del-fin’-i-um. From delphin; resemblance of buds to the dolphin 
Various colors 24 to 60 inches June-Sept. 
CULTURE. Plant in full sun in a cool loam. Heavy clay soils are not so 
goed. Hot sandy soils are well if kept well watered and fertilized. Moist- 
ure and food will give added size to the flowers. Stake the taller sorts; do not 
let them go to seed, but cut back to the ground and they will bloom again 
in the fall. 
PROPAGATION. Seeds over a year old will not grow. Divide the plants 
every three years in the early spring just as the growth appears. 
USES. They are splendid background plants. Plant with Oriental Iris, and 
Madonna Lilies. As a cut flower they go especially well with Shasta Daisy 
and Gaillardia. 
DISEASES. Sometimes are bothered with leaf spots and stem rot, so they 
only live a few years. Dig dry Bordeaux Mixture around the crowns or spray 
with ammoniacal copper carbonate. 
