From Missouri Botanical Garden: “Delphinium grandiflorum commonly called Chinese larkspur, is a loose, free-branching plant which typically grows 1-2' (infrequently to 3') tall and features loose racemes of gentian-blue (occasionally white) flowers. Individual flowers are complex and asymmetrical and feature five sepals, one of which is spurred into a distinctive prong resulting in the common name of larkspur. Palmately divided green foliage.
“Genus name comes from the Greek word delphis meaning dolphin in reference to the flower bud shape of some species purportedly resembling a dolphin.
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