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delphinium Summer Skies Group | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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delphinium Summer Skies Group

Delphinium Summer Skies Group

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Genus: Delphinium
Family: Ranunculaceae

About this plant

D. Summer Skies Group is an upright herbaceous perennial which produces flower spikes up to 1.75m tall. These are packed with powder-blue flowers with white centres in summer

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun; shelter from strong winds and provide stakes or other supports

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

Propagation

Propagate by basal softwood cuttings or by division

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs, delphinium leaf miner, delphinium moth caterpillars and slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews, delphinium black blotch, grey moulds, sclerotinia disease, crown rot and cucumber mosiac virus

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverCottage Informal

Planting Places

OutdoorIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Climbing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years