Acidic / Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
A classic cottage garden perennial, delphiniums bear tall upright spikes laden with intensely-coloured flowers. They’re useful for providing height and a touch of drama to ornamental borders, but work equally well in the vase. Single-flowered varieties attract pollinators.
Delphinium ‘Orpheus' has semi-double flowers with purple and blue petals, and a darker eye. It works well with a variety of other blooms, both in the border and the vase.
For best results grow Delphinium ‘Orpheus’ at the back of a sunny border in moist but well-drained soil. Although their flowering season is quite short, delphiniums can often be coaxed into producing a few later flowers if the flower spikes are cut down as soon as the blooms are over.
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Delphinium ‘Orpheus’ and wildlife
Delphinium ‘Orpheus’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
