Delphinium elatum
Delphinium
Common names: Tall Delphinium, Garden Delphinium
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Description
The tall delphinium creates the most striking accent in any perennial border with its meter‑high bright blue flower spikes from June to July. Bees visit the flowers all day long. All parts of the plant are poisonous, so it should not be planted in a bed where small children can reach.
Care instructions
Plant the delphinium in fertile fresh soil in a sunny wind‑protected spot and support the tall stems in time before a summer thunderstorm bends them. Cut it back close to the ground immediately after the first bloom (July week 28) and fertilise afterwards; it often produces a second bloom until September. Water thoroughly during dry periods.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, loamy, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Heavy feeder
Companion planting
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