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    DELPHINIUM
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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

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes - Click to close
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    • Good to know
      Elatum Group
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs, snails, leaf miners, delphinium moth caterpillars, leaf blotch, powdery mildew, crown rot
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Bicolor
    • Blue
    • Shades of pink
      All shades of pink through to Carmine (red)
    • Double
      Multi rows of petals, no stamen showing
      6cm (2½in) or more across
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1.2m (4ft)
    • Spread
      60cm (24in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Clump-forming perennial.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds
    • harmful if eaten
      (People & Pets)
    • Mature Size
      1.2m (4ft)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        60cm (24in)
       
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    DELPHINIUM 'Galahad'

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    DELPHINIUM 'Summer Skies'

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    Varieties

    DELPHINIUM 'Astolat'
    Lilac and pink with black eye
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    DELPHINIUM 'Black Knight'
    Purple violet
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    DELPHINIUM 'Blue Bird'
    Clear blue
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DELPHINIUM 'Blue Jay'
    Blue with white eye
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    DELPHINIUM 'Cameliard'
    Lavender-blue with white eye
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DELPHINIUM 'Galahad'
    White
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    DELPHINIUM 'King Arthur'
    Violet with white eye
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    DELPHINIUM 'Red Lark'
    Semi-double, salmon-red flowers.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    DELPHINIUM 'Summer Skies'
    Light blue with white heart
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £13.00
    Available again from summer 2025
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Quick and easy way to repel slugs and snails from your pots with this adhesive copper tape.
    £7.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
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