Summer Cloud larkspur
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Summer Cloud'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 12 inches tallup to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer Cloud' larkspur (Delphinium grandiflorum 'Summer Cloud') is a perennial for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Nana white sagebrush, Jethro Tull tickseed, and Lady's mantle.