We have a plant which is supposed to be a delphinium but while the leaves are right and the main flower is right the rest does not look right at all. Does anyone know what it is. thanks

On 9/27/12 4:41 AM, Suebdo wrote:
We have a plant which is supposed to be a delphinium but while the
leaves are right and the main flower is right the rest does not look
right at all. Does anyone know what it is. thanks


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It sure looks like delphinium to me. The flower appears correct for
delphinium in your 4th photo.

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On 27/09/2012 12:41, Suebdo wrote:
We have a plant which is supposed to be a delphinium but while the
leaves are right and the main flower is right the rest does not look
right at all. Does anyone know what it is. thanks


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It's Aconitum (also known as monkshood or wolfsbane). Probably a hybrid
or cultivar of A. napellus.

It is probably the most poisonous plant commonly found in gardens.
Delphiniums are toxic, too, but are not in the same league as Aconitum.

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Jeff