Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
This hardy, self-seeding annual native to the Old World easily naturalized in North America. Jefferson noted it blooming at Shadwell and it was among the flowers grown at Monticello.
Jefferson noted Larkspur blooming at Shadwell in July 1767. He thought it suitable for naturalizing at Monticello "in the open ground on the west" in 1771, and had seed of it sown around his Winding Flower Walk on April 8, 1810. This is the hardy annual Larkspur, an attractive relative of the majestic Delphinium, which was not introduced until later in the nineteenth century.
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Heirloom Seeds and Plants from the Monticello collection
Plant history in your gardens with seeds and plants from Monticello and the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants.
