Anderson'S Larkspur (Delphinium andersonii)

Description

Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Purple Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Crown Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 2.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity Slight Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils No Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 145 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 8.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 14 Precipitation, Maximum 24 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 14 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -18 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Spring Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 12000 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No