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Larkspur - Flower of July

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Dainty Summer Flower of July

If you celebrate your birthday in July your flower is the Larkspur. This perennial flower comes in many colors but is best known for the blue shades. Levity and lightheartedness are traits associated with this tall summer flower. Also attributed to the larkspur is a person with an open heart.

Larkspur plants are used for borders in gardens, fillers in bouquets, and they look lovely in dried flower arrangements.

Image Credit: Wildflowers of Scott County

Dried Larkspur
Giant Imperial Larkspur
Larkspur Seed Choices

This lovely summer flower has very tall stems with many branches and comes from the genus ranunculaceous or delphinium. The two names seem to be interchangeable althought the flowers look totally different. Botanist's have now actually divided the two into separate groups.

European larkspur is used in healing poisonous stings and is also dried and used to make insecticides.

American larkspur was used by Native Americans to make a blue dye and late by settlers to make ink.

A long time favorite of gardeners for it's height and long spikes of flowers.

Image Credit: Gardens A Blaze

How to grow Larkspur

BiColor Purple Larkspur Products

A lovely poster shows a BiColor or two color example of larkspur.

Bicolor Larkspur by littlewingdesign

Dried Larkspur

Giant Imperial Larkspur

Larkspur Seed Choices

You can choose from a variety of seeds to plant to have larspur the flower of July in your garden. I think they add a bit of charm and also reminds me of the old fashioned gardens that our Grandmothers had.

Floral Facts:

Mixed with alum the juice of the larkspur seed creates a blue ink. In Transylvania this ink was used on the stables to ward off witches.

Rocket Larkspur

Larkspur Art Print

a perfect gift for someone born in July

California Wildflowers, Larkspur Art Print
12.5 in. x 18 in.
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Double Larkspur Seeds

Organic Galilee Blue Double Larkspur - 50 Seeds

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Perfect Birthday Card For A July Birthday Shows Larkspur at A Garden Trellis

Purple Larkspurs by a1rhead

Larkspur Comment Garden

Please take a moment to let me know you stopped by and learned about this lovely summer flower.

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Ilona1 Jan 23, 2012 @ 11:50 am | delete

I love larkspur and feel you did them justice with this fine lens.

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ShirleySunshine Sep 24, 2011 @ 12:13 pm | delete

I do love these flower Lenses, so beautiful!

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janices7 Nov 9, 2010 @ 12:28 pm | delete

Beautiful flower....I don't have any in my perennial garden now. I'll have to investigate whether they would grow in zone 3-4.

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OhMe Jun 8, 2010 @ 3:16 pm | delete

I have a friend that grows beautiful Larkspur but I have never tried. I do like them and enjoyed learning more about them here.

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HorseAndPony Nov 20, 2009 @ 7:56 pm | delete

I love Larkspur. My birthday is in July (Leo) and never knew this was my flower. Thanks for the info.
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