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delphinium
[del-fin-ee-uhm]
noun
plural
delphiniums, delphiniaany of numerous plants of the genus Delphinium, especially any of various tall, cultivated species having usually blue, pink, or white flowers.
delphinium
/ ɛˈɪɪə /
noun
any ranunculaceous plant of the genus Delphinium: many varieties are cultivated as garden plants for their spikes of blue, pink, or white spurred flowers See also larkspur
Word History and Origins
Origin of delphinium1
Word History and Origins
Origin of delphinium1
Example Sentences
It’s not uncommon for cabbage, kale and blueberries to dot flower beds filled with peonies, delphiniums, roselilies and beyond.
“I see your eyes in the delphinium, too,” she sings, as beauty blooms all around her.
Only the gardener knows the cutworms are winning, or that those billowing cosmos fill in the bare space where the delphinium died.
Tables will be festooned with pink roses, Australian eucalyptus, dahlias and delphiniums.
And bigger doesn’t have to mean awkward or unsightly; many “graceful” garden favorites such as delphiniums, fennel, gaura and agastache are famed for their tall stature, he added.
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When To Use
A delphinium is a tall plant with blue, purple, pink, or white flowers. The flower itself is also commonly called a delphinium.The plural is delphiniums or delphinia.The genus Delphinium includes more than 300 species, and any of these can be referred to as a delphinium. Another name for the delphinium is larkspur (though not all flowers referred to as larkspurs are in the genus Delphinium). Delphiniums are part of the family Ranunculaceae.Delphinium is one of the July birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone). The blue variety is popular in bouquets.Example: I planted delphiniums behind the rose bush to give it a nice backdrop.
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