Botanical Name: Delphinium elatum Guardian Lavender
Common Names: 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 / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens
Pests & Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Rust, Snails And Slugs
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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