Delphinium 'Dusky Maidens Group'
Family - Ranunculaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1.2m - 1.8m
Width - 60cm
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a bushy, upright habit. Mid to dark green leaves are palmately lobed with coarsely toothed margins. Double bowl-shaped flowers are a dusky shade of lilac-pink. Each boom has a cluster of brown petals (often called a 'bee') at the centre. The prolific flowers are held in tall, vertical Racemes and produced from early to midsummer. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
A New Zealand Hybrid Delphinium.
Flower:
Double bowl-shaped flowers are a dusky shade of lilac-pink. Each flower has a central cluster of brown petals (bee). The blooms are held in tall, vertical spike-like racemes and are produced in June and July.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Double bowl-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June, July
Foliage:
Mid to dark green, palmately lobed leaves have jagged, Dentate margins. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with fewer, smaller leaves Alternately arranged on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Palmately lobed
Poison Information:
This plant will cause discomfort if ingested. The sap from the foliage may cause skin irritation.
Pest and Diseases:
Protect the young growth from slugs in spring.
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.