For gardeners — or fans of the color blue — the 2026 flower of the year should look familiar! Learn why delphinium deserves accolades.

The rare Delphinium elatum 'Alice Artindale' has been named Threatened Plant of the Year 2025. The jury of the annual Threatened Plant of the Year competition, held by the plant conversation and ...

Everyone loves delphiniums, just as everyone loves dolphins, and in fact there is an etymological connection between them. Delphiniums are those plants with magnificent spires of densely packed blooms ...

Question: I purchased blue delphinium plants growing in containers that have now finished blooming. Will the plants continue to grow and produce more flowers? Answer: Even in cooler climates ...

On May 6th, King Charles and his wife, Camilla, will be crowned king and queen of the United Kingdom – and with only two weeks to go, preparations are blooming. With the celebrations come a series of ...

Has the search for blue flowers left you feeling blue? Mississippi has a long tradition of being famous for blues music. In fact, the Mississippi Blues Trail has markers all across the state telling ...

A: The two plants look similar, but the answer is, no, in fact they are different species, but they are related. Delphinium tends to be a perennial and larkspur is an annual that will reseed, making ...

Delphinium is a stately, elegant perennial that is a standard in English cottage gardens. Mounds of dark green, glossy foliage are adorned with huge spikes of showy, spurred flowers in early summer.

Q: The flowers have faded on my Delphinium and the plant is beginning to look tatty. Can I cut it back without harming it? A: The brilliantly colored flower spikes of Delphiniums make bold, long-lived ...