Delphinium bicolor

Low Larkspur

Cypress Hills Provincial Park
31-May-2000

Note the white hairs on the lower pair of petals.  Upper pair of petals are white with blue lines.

Delphinium:  Answers to key questions leading to this genus

flowers mostly deep blue or purple

flowers irregular (zygomorphic)

4 petals

 

Ranunculus: Answers to key questions leading to this family.  Not all answers apply to all genera in Ranunculus, but all do apply to genus Delphinium

flowers with two floral rings, and with each petal distinct from the others

calyx irregular, some sepals smaller than others