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Delphinium hybridum Pacific Giants Mixed
1 packet (110 seeds) @ $2.95
Catalog Code: 2907
Delphinium hybridum Pacific Giants Mixed
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Height: 5 feet
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Flowers in first year
- Ideal for: Border, Cut Flower
Description
A justifiably famous and reliable strain that will flower in the summer from an early sowing producing strong spikes of mainly semi-double blooms in a wide colour range on sturdy stems.
Flowers early summer.
Height 4-5 feet.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | late winter to early summer |
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| Sowing depth: | 3mm (1/8in) |
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Sow in John Innes Seed Compost.
Make sure that the compost is moist but not wet and seal in a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 1-3 months at 10-13C (50-55F).
Growing Instructions
Transplant when large enough to handle into 8cm (3in) pots.
Aftercare Instructions
Later plant out 60cm (2ft) apart into a deep rich well drained soil in a sunny position with some shelter.
They can also be sown outdoors in spring where they are to flower.
Caution
Harmful if eaten.
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