This month the flower in the spotlight for birth flower of the month, is the Delphinium or Larkspur as it is also known as in the US.
The Delphinium represents levity and lightness, feelings of love and an open heart.
Delphiniums, despite their stature, are quite delicate in nature. Their perfume is subtle and their blooms can be easily marked by the lightest touch of rain.
I think plant breeders love them, as this one with its iridescent flashes of purple on the blue is quite striking but looks quite unnatural.
Apart from my love of them, they are also adored by slugs and snails and need to be protected from them, from the minute they appear in the soil in spring right through until they finish flowering.
After visiting this beauty in a garden this year, I have been inspired to buy a couple from the garden centre. I shall have to be on my guard though next spring, if I want to see them in all their glory next year but it's definitely a plant worth the trouble and slug pellets.
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