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DELPHINIUM 'Astolat'

Lilac and pink with black eye
Plant Details
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Floweringlocal_floristJanlocal_floristFeblocal_floristMarlocal_floristAprlocal_floristMaylocal_floristJunlocal_floristJullocal_floristAuglocal_floristSeplocal_floristOctlocal_floristNovlocal_floristDec
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Good to know
Pacific Hybrid group. -
Pests & Diseases
Slugs, snails, leaf miners, caterpillars, powdery mildew, crown rot on mature plants. -
Place of origin
Garden origin -
Brown or blackBlack eye
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Shades of pink
All shades of pink through to Carmine (red) -
Cup-shapedShallowly cup-shaped
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Semi-doubleTwo rows of petals with conspicuous stamensTo 7cm (3in) across
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Spikes
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Fully hardy
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Height
1.7m (5½ft) -
Spread
75cm (30in) -
HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Perennial
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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
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harmful if eaten
People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents -
may cause skin allergy
People -
Rabbit Resistant
Planting Tips and Care Advice
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Garden Location/Conditions
BorderSuits a mixed or herbaceous border
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Soil Conditions
Fertile well drained soil
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Sun Requirements
Full sun
Shelter from cold winds.
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