Carolina Larkspur

Delphinium carolinianum Walter

Buttercup family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

5.0 feet

Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Moths; Butterflies; Hummingbirds

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
CAN: Manitoba
MEX: Mexico Northeast

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.