delphinium 'Blue Butterfly'

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

Deadhead spent flower spikes back to fresh flowering side shoots and cut back to ground level in late autumn

Propagate by basal cuttings in early spring

May be susceptible to slugs, snails, leaf miners and caterpillars

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews, delphinium black blotch, crown rot and viruses