Everwilde Farms - 1000 Mixed Rocket Larkspur Garden Flower Seeds - Gold Vault Jumbo Bulk Seed Packet

Blossoming in pink, blue, and white, these colorful spikes will bedazzle the eye. Larkspur is a favorite flower for many annual flower gardens and makes a beautiful cut flower as well. Hummingbirds love to visit this plant too. This close cousin of the delphinium has a similar appearance to that flower, but grows as an annual. The genus name Delphinium comes from a Greek word meaning dolphin, referring to the unique shape of the blossoms; the species name "ajacis" comes from the Greek myth that these flowers first grew in the place where the great warrior Ajax committed suicide. The common name of Delphinium ajacis, larkspur, comes from the supposed resemblance of the blossoms to the claw of a lark. Native Americans and early settlers used the bright flowers of this plant to make blue ink. Larkspur is the flower of the month of July, and symbolizes a carefree or fickle heart.