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Delphinium 'Vespers'

Delphinium 'Vespers'

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LarkspurPerennial, DeciduousFamily: Ranunculaceae

Height: 1.5mSpread: 1m
Hardy

Flower colour:

Blue

Pink

Purple

Foliage colour:

Green

Position

Sun Exposure:

Full sun

Aspect:

South facing, west facing

Position in Border:

Back

Soil

Acidic / Chalky / Alkaline / Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy

A classic cottage garden perennial, larkspur 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 'Vespers' is a particularly pretty larkspur, bearing semi-double flowers with pink-blue striped petals and a white ‘eye’. It works well with a variety of other blooms, both in the border and the vase.

For best results grow Delphinium 'Vespers' 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 ‘Vespers’ and wildlife

Delphinium ‘Vespers’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Delphinium ‘Vespers’ poisonous?

Delphinium ‘Vespers’ is harmful if ingested.

Toxic to:

Is known to attract Cats

Cats

Is known to attract Dogs

Dogs

Is known to attract Horses

Horses

Is known to attract People

People

No reported toxicity to:

Is not known to attract Birds

Birds

Is not known to attract Livestock

Livestock