delphiniums
Blue garden spires
Delphiniums are tall flowering plants with spikes of showy blue, purple, pink, or white blossoms.
Popular in cottage gardens and floral arrangements, they bloom in summer and can reach several feet high.
The plants are toxic if ingested.
Also called larkspurs: The delphiniums along the fence were in full bloom.
Spurred flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- borderOuter edge or limit
- cottage gardenInformal ornamental planting style
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
flowerbed · staking · tall spikes · blue flowers · Belladonna · planting · mulching · deadheading
Primary color; also sad
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
azure · indigo · sky blue · bicolor · pastel · pigment · true blue · gradient
Ordered configuration or agreement
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
- cut flowersHarvested blossoms for display
- wedding flowersBlooms for matrimonial ceremonies
centerpiece · florist · spires · stems · bridal · conditioning · hydration · display
Nitrogen-based organic compounds
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- cultivarBred plant variety
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
germination · seeds · sepals · bee pollination · nectar · hollow stems · taproot · annual
larkspur
Spurred flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- borderOuter edge or limit
- cottage gardenInformal ornamental planting style
herbaceous · flowerbed · staking · tall spikes · blue flowers · Belladonna · planting · mulching · deadheading · division
blue
Primary color; also sad
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
cobalt · azure · indigo · sky blue · bicolor · pastel · pigment · true blue · gradient · petals
arrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- vaseOrnamental container for flowers
- cut flowersHarvested blossoms for display
wedding flowers · centerpiece · florist · spires · stems · bridal · conditioning · hydration · display · elegant
alkaloids
Nitrogen-based organic compounds
hybrid · germination · seeds · sepals · bee pollination · nectar · hollow stems · taproot · annual · biennial
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, lilies
- gardenbed, seeds, bloom, blossom, compost
- perennialsaster, asters, hostas, bleeding heart, bleeding hearts
- cottage garden plantsroses, lavender, hollyhocks, foxglove, sweet peas
- British gardeningEnglish gardens, cottage gardens, walled gardens, Kew Gardens, Chelsea Flower Show
- formal gardensparterre, topiary, topiaries, fountains, hedges
delphiniumsmoss
Spore-bearing ground cover
creeping phlox · groundcover · sedum · pachysandra · ice plant
delphiniumsdaisies
White-rayed composite flowers
zinnias · sunflowers · coneflowers · cosmos · marigolds