Delphinium 'Flocrysdel'PBR (d)
delphinium 'Flocrysdel'
An erect, clump-forming perennial to around 1.5m tall. Tall flower spires bear double blooms in summer made up of ruffled petals in shades of pale purple and blue with lime-green centres
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Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Humans/Pets:, Harmful, if, eaten., Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling., For, further, information, and, contact, numbers, regarding, pets,, see, the, HTA, guide, to, potentially, harmful, plants
- Genus
Delphinium can be annuals, biennials or perennials, with palmately lobed basal leaves and showy bowl-shaped flowers in spikes, racemes or panicles
- Name status
Adopted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun; shelter from strong winds and provide stakes or other supports. See staking: perennials and delphinium cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Deadhead spent flower spikes. After flowering, cut down all growth to ground level. If fed and watered well, a second flush of flowers may be produced in autumn
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs, delphinium leaf miner, delphinium moth caterpillars, slugs, snails and caterpillars
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, delphinium black blotch, grey moulds, Sclerotinia disease, crown rot and cucumber mosiac virus
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