Scientific name: Delphinium elatum del-fin-e-um e-la-tum
Common name: Delphinium
| Height | 3-6 ft |
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| Spread | 12-24" |
| Form | upright spike |
| Texture | medium |
| Flower color | white purple blue single to semi-double |
| Leaf color | green |
| Time of bloom | July-August |
| Light requirement |
full sun to part shade |
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| Soil requirement |
well drained |
| Propagation method |
seed basal cuttings in spirng |
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 2-9 |
| Peculiarities/Problems | slugs are a major pest crown rot in clay soils leaf blights powdery mildew |
| Uses | back of border cut flower |
| Comments | heavy feeders (high fertilizer requirements) needs to be staked remove spent blooms to encourage more blooming |