Blue Mirror Delphinium

Other Names: Dwarf Larkspur

Description:

Magnificent variety displays electric blue flowers on a mounded plant; a perfect selection for smaller places in the garden, put in containers and along borders

Ornamental Features:

Blue Mirror Delphinium features beautiful panicles of blue flowers with violet overtones at the ends of the stems from early summer to early fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's crinkled ferny compound leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Blue Mirror Delphinium is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This perennial will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies, bees and hummingbirds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Self-Seeding
• Disease
• Insects

Blue Mirror Delphinium is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Border Edging
• Rock/Alpine Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

Blue Mirror Delphinium will grow to be about 15 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years.

This perennial should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by division.

This is a selection of a native North American species.