Delphinium KING ARTHUR Royal Blue
Perennial
These seeds are from my garden. Fresh.
Truly Spectacular!
This Delphinium is a beautiful and tall plant. Flowers start purple color with a hint of royal blue. Little by little the colors change to a Royal Blue with a hint of purple. They are Make great cut flowers. I started the plant in the picture from seed 4 years ago. It attracts lots of bees, bumble bees and hummingbirds.
- Perennial
- Plant seeds indoors; 8 weeks before last frost.
- Plant seeds outdoors: after danger of frost.
- Zone 3 -9
- Full sun or partial shade
- Water regular
- Soil: well drained
- Height: 4 - 6' tall
- Blooms: from spring to fall
Planting advice:
- If not sown immediately keep the seed packet in a standard fridge to maximize the life of this seed type.
- To maximize germination, seeds should cold-treated (stratified) first.
- Place the still-sealed packet in the salad drawer of the fridge for a week or two.
- Surface sow on fine free draining compost and very lightly cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or fine vermiculite.
- Best placed in propagator 50-55F or inside a clear polythene bag in order to maintain humidity.
- Exclude light until first seedlings show.
- When large enough to handle transplant into pots and grow Delphinium plants on gradually acclimatizing to outdoors conditions after all risk of frost has passed.
- Plant to final growing position when large enough, 18in apart in moist well drained soil in full sun sheltered from strong winds.
- if necessary, provide support to the plant.
- Protect from slugs and snails.
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