Rocket Larkspur
Delphinium ajacis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh & more
- Flowering
- October-February
How to identify Rocket Larkspur
Identify Rocket Larkspur by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spurred blue flower spikes (larkspur).
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Ranunculaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rocket Larkspur.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Delphinium ajacis
- Genus
- Delphinium
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
Typical of the Ranunculaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rocket Larkspur itself; the rest are typical of the Ranunculaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rocket Larkspur
Rocket Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis) is a herb in the Ranunculaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Chandigarh and 3 other states. It grows in garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Ranunculaceae
Buttercup/Crowfoot family
Rocket Larkspur belongs to the Ranunculaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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