Delphinium Hybriden

Loose, stiffly upright clumps; may need staking.

See D. Belladonna hybrids.

Flowers like chalices with spurs, varieties in blue, violet or white in upright racemes; June to July; generous cutting immediately after first flowering to 10 cm stalk length promotes second flowering in September or October.

Palmate, pale green.

Sunny to no direct sunlight, cool and humid, sensitive to heat, frost hardy; needs wind protection.

Fresh to moist, sensitive to drought, well-drained, nutritious, loamy-humic; sandy or gravel-loamy to loamy.

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