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Delphinium

Delphinium elatum

  • Feeds pollinators
  • Toxic if eaten
Delphinium (Delphinium elatum)

Photo: Jerzy Opioła · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

cobalt, violet, white

What actually matters with this one

Stake at 30 cm, long before it needs it. One summer storm through an unstaked spire ends the display.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Zones 3-7
Height
1.8 m
Flowers
June to July
Difficulty
moderate

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.