Botanical Name: Common Names:
Delphinium elatum Guardian Foxglove,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Upright
Description:
An attractive perennial bedding plant that boasts tall flower spikes. The flower spikes can come in white, pink, blue and purple, blooming through the summer months. Ideal for planting towards the back of a garden bed making an attractive backdrop display.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Rust, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well, None
Family Name: Origin:
Ranunculaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Assorted
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: High
Water Usage: High, Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: High
Wind: Low
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