Larkspur

The larkspur are blooming! 

Larkspur are beautiful and easy to grow. They will grow 2' - 3' tall, and in Lubbock they really need some afternoon shade or they will fry like an egg.

Larkspur

Larkspur with Petite Knockout rose
in the foreground

The original seed for these came from my grandmother's garden 20+ years ago. The seed is easy to collect, or leave it uncollected and it will reseed itself naturally. Larkspur sprouts in the fall and will overwinter as a small, green plant which then bolts and blooms in the spring.

You an also plant it in the spring, and it will bloom in the summer

If you wish to collect seed, when the seed pods turn brown, simply snip them off and place them upside down into a bucket or paper bag, and the little black seeds will fall out of the pods as they dry.

Larkspur - dried seed heads

Larkspur dried seed heads placed in bucket to dry. Most of the seeds will fall out into the bottom of the bucket on their own. Release the remaining seeds by gently rolling dried seed heads with you fingers.

Larkspur seeds