- Tall elegant spikes to create maximum impact at the back of borders, year after year.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Delphinium Pacific Giants Mixed Seeds
- Sow: February to July
- Flowering: June to August
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place on a warm kitchen windowsill. A temperature of 15-20oC (60-68oF) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-42 days. Transplant individually when large enough to handle to 8cm (3") pots. (Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 45cm (18") apart.
- Outdoors Sowing Guide: Sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Keep moist and weed free. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn.
- Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
- Position: Full sun
- Hints & Tips: Remove faded flower spikes to encourage a further show of colour. In exposed locations plants may need staking.
- Approximate Maximum Height: 150-210cm
- Approximate Maximum Spread: 60cm
- Flower Colour: Mixed
- Hardiness & Longevity: Hardy Perennial
- Pack Size: 100 Seeds