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DELPHINIUM
All flower MAY-JUN
Another old cottage-garden favourite. To get the best display requires some fussing over. Greedy feeders and loved by slugs. Taller varieties need staking. Results can be spectacular.
Genus of about 320 species of annuals, biennials and perennials found mainly in mountainous areas worldwide, except Australia.
Main delphinium, or larkspur, cultivars are classed into Belladonna, Elatum or Pacific Hybrid groups
Further Reading....
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Annuals, biennials and perennials. Basal leaves are toothed and deeply or shallowly 3-5-lobed.
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Full sunShelter from cold winds
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Additional Features
Good to knowProvide canes when the plants reach 30cm (12in) high. Thinning shoots when 7cm (3in) high ensures good-quality spikes. Deadhead to small, flowering sideshoots.
Pests & DiseasesSlugs, snails, leaf miners, caterpillars, powdery mildew, crown rot on mature plants.
Place of originMountainous areas worldwide with the exception of Australia. -
Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
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Delphinium - Care Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
Buy Varieties of DELPHINIUM
DELPHINIUM 'Astolat'
pink with black eye
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Black Knight'
purple violet
DELPHINIUM 'Blue Bird'
clear blue
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Blue Jay'
blue with white eye
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Cameliard'
lavender-blue with white eye
DELPHINIUM 'Galahad'
white
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Guinevere'
lilac
DELPHINIUM 'Bolero'
Highlander series. Double lavender-blue flowers with a cream centre. Good for cutting
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Cha Cha'
Highlander series. Double pale purple flowers. Good for cutting
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Flamenco'
Highlander series. Double pink flowers good for cutting
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'King Arthur'
violet with white eye
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Moonlight'
Highlander series - A form with double lilac rosettes which initially have a lime-green centre
Gift-wrapping available
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Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Summer Skies'
light blue with white heart
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY
Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
Vermin & Pest Control
Slug Pellets
Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails.
Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
Only £6.50
Vermin & Pest Control
Copper Tape
Quick and easy way to repel slugs and snails from your pots with this adhesive copper tape.
Only £7.50
