RHS Delphinium 'New Millennium Pagan Purple'
'Pagan Purples' is an upright herbaceous perennial 1.2-1.5m high with strong stems, divided green leaves and semi-double, very deep purple-blue flowers with black centres in early summer; delphiniums may be visited by bumblebees, especially long-tongued bumblebees
1-1.5 metres
0.5-1 metres
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Grow in a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun, in a position sheltered from strong winds, and provide stakes or other supports. See staking perennials and delphinium cultivation for further advice
Propagate by basal softwood cuttings in spring, or by division in early spring or early autumn
No pruning required except deadheading, cutting spent flower spikes back to flowering sideshoots, and cutting all growth stems down to ground level at the end of the growing season
May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs, delphinium leaf miner, delphinium moth caterpillars, slugs, snails and caterpillars
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, delphinium black blotch, crown rot and viruses