Delphinium Bolero (Highlander Series)
delphinium 'Coadelbol'
A vigorous clump-forming herbaceous perennial with long stalks formed with divided green leaves and tall spikes packed with frilly, double purple-blue edged flowers which are white towards the centre in summer.
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Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Aspect
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Botanical details
- Family
- Ranunculaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Harmful, if, eaten., Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling
- 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
Will grow well in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun and apply a balanced liquid fertilizer every other week during the growing season. It will need shelter from strong winds; staking may be necessary. See staking: perennials and delphinium cultivation for further advice
Propagation
Propagate by basal cuttings in early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Deadhead spent flower spikes back to fresh flowering side shoots and cut back to ground level in late 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, crown rot and viruses
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