Botanical Name: Common Names:
Delphinium elatum Guardian Lavender Alpine Delphinium, Candle Larkspur,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Rounded, Upright
Description:
An attractive perennial bedding plant that boasts tall flower spikes. The flower spikes are lavender but can also come in pink and white, 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: Requires a moist, well drained, fertile soil. May require staking for support. Remove spent blooms to increase flowering. Once flowering is finished cut flower spikes to the ground and remove any old leaves.
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: Purple
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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