January 10th, 2002
Consolida ambigua
Plant Profile: Consolida ambigua (annual larkspur)
I’ve spent the last couple of days weeding some beds and transplanting the self-sown larkspur in them. The larkspur plants are about 4 inches tall. I’ve read in several places that they are difficult to transplant but I have never found that to be true. They do have a long tap root, so you have to be careful when digging them out. They don’t come up in bare earth; they seem to prefer the mulched paths and beds. This habit suits me as it is easier to clear out a bed, add some wood ash and superphosphate and then replant them about eight inches apart than it is to let them seed in place and then thin them. And if you want them to grow to any decent height, you have to thin them.
Related
For more information and photos, see the Zanthan Plant Profile.
Other People’s Gardens
- From the Texas Aggies Bunny Bloom larkspur.
- More detailed information from the Aggies ongrowing larkspur
by M Sinclair Stevens