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Other common names delphinium Magic Fountain Series
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Family Ranunculaceae
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Genus Delphinium can be annuals, biennials or perennials, with palmately lobed basal leaves and showy bowl-shaped flowers in spikes, racemes or panicles
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Details Magic Fountains Series are compact perennials with dense flower spikes in white or shades of blue and purple
How to grow
Cultivation Grow in a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun; dwarf variety for more exposed locations, no need to stake. Apply a balanced liquid every couple of weeks in the growing season. For best flower spikes thin shoots when 7cm high to leave a minimum of 2-3 shoots on young plants and 5-7 shoots on established plants
Propagation Propagate by seed sown at 13°C in early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds Cut Flowers Cottage & Informal Garden
How to care
Pruning Deadhead by cutting spent flower spikes back to small flowering side shoots. Cut down all growth to ground level after it has withered in autumn.
Pests Prone to slugs, snails, leaf miners and caterpillars
Diseases May be affected by powdery mildews, crown rot and a virus