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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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Bicolor -
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Shades of pinkAll shades of pink through to Carmine (red) -
Height1.2m (4ft) -
Spread60cm (24in)
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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.Clump-forming perennial.
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Hardy - cold winterHardy 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) -
Full sunShelter from strong winds
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Additional Features
Good to knowElatum Group
Pests & DiseasesSlugs, snails, leaf miners, delphinium moth caterpillars, leaf blotch, powdery mildew, crown rot
Place of originGarden origin -
Flower ShapeDoubleMulti rows of petals, no stamen showing6cm (2½in) or more across
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HardinessFully hardy
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Seasonal InterestSummer
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
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Toxic - Category C
Harmful if eaten(People & Pets)
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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
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1.2m (4ft)
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60cm (24in) |
Buy Varieties of DELPHINIUM
DELPHINIUM 'Astolat'
lilac and pink with black eye
DELPHINIUM 'Black Knight'
purple violet
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Blue Bird'
clear blue
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Blue Jay'
blue with white eye
DELPHINIUM 'Bolero'
Highlander series. Double lavender-blue flowers with a cream centre. Good for cutting
DELPHINIUM 'Cameliard'
lavender-blue with white eye
DELPHINIUM 'Cha Cha'
Highlander series. Double pale purple flowers. Good for cutting
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'Flamenco'
Highlander series. Dusky pink double flowers good for cutting
DELPHINIUM 'Galahad'
white
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY Any 3+ £11.00 each
£13.00 each
DELPHINIUM 'King Arthur'
violet with white eye
Gift-wrapping available
MULTIBUY 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
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
Afterplant - Grow Your Own
AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Afterplant - Tomatoes
AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
Only £8.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
3 options from £3.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries.
It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
Only £7.50
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
