Delphinium 'Carl Topping'
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 2m
Width - up to 75cm
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Mid-green leaves are palmately lobed with coarsely toothed margins. Semi-double bowl-shaped flowers are a shade of rich cobalt blue with black centres (bees). The Blooms are held in tall, vertical Racemes and are produced from early into midsummer. The flowers are attractive to pollinating insects and excellent for cutting. 'Carl Topping' is extremely rare in cultivation.
Flower:
Semi-double, bowl-shaped flowers are deep cobalt blue with black centres (bees). The blooms are held in tall, vertical racemes and are produced in June and July.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Mid-green palmately lobed leaves have jagged, Dentate margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller leaves held on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Poison Information:
This plant will cause severe discomfort if ingested. The sap may cause skin irritation.
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.