Double Blooms on Sturdy Dwarf Plants!
Winner of the Fleuroselect Award in Europe!
Genus: Delphinium
Species: elatum
Variety: ‘Delphina Dark Blue White Bee’
Item Form: 50 seeds
Zone: 3 – 7
Bloom Start to End: Late Spring – Late Summer
Habit: Dwarf
Plant Height: 20 in
Plant Width: 12 in – 16 in
Additional Characteristics: Butterfly Lovers, Direct Sow, Double Blooms, Easy Care Plants, Flower, Free Bloomer, Hummingbird Lovers, Repeat Bloomer, Rose Companions
Bloom Color: Dark Blue, Dark Purple, Multi-Color, White
Foliage Color: Medium Green
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-drained
Resistance: Cold Hardy, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant
Soil Tolerance: Normal, loamy
Uses: Containers, Cut Flowers, Outdoor, Wildflowers, Beds, Border
At last, a Delphinium that’s petite enough to put in containers yet strong and very heavy-blooming, with double blooms that may repeat! And the best part? This is an open-pollinated seed variety! We throw around the term “breeding breakthrough” sometimes, but it’s really true in the case of Delphina!
Already a sensation in Europe, where it swept away a Fleuroselect Novelty Award, Delphina is just 20 inches high and 16 inches wide, yet branches nicely with no pinching or other help from you, and sets big double blooms of vivid violet-blue with a bold white bee (central cluster of petals). It blooms heavily in late spring and early summer, and then sometimes repeats!
Delphina is easy to grow in full sun, and attracts butterflies as well as hummingbirds> Nibbling rabbits and deer leave it alone, and it makes excellent cut-flowers, whether fresh or dried. This sun-lover appreciates deadheading to stimulate rebloom. But be sure to leave the final flowers of the season on the plant, so it can self-sow! Zones 3-7.
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