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Name: Delphinium 'Magic Sky Blue'
Type: Delphinium
Description:
May be a short-lived perennial. Best in full sun or part shade. Provide a sheltered location against strong winds. Contact with delphinium foliage can cause skin irritation. Harmful if eaten.
May be a short-lived perennial. Best in full sun or part shade. Provide a sheltered location against strong winds. Contact with delphinium foliage can cause skin irritation. Harmful if eaten.
Location: Blue
Sun Level: Full sun or part shade
Height: 24-36 in.
Spread: 12-24 in.
Care:
Remove spent flower spikes to encourage more blooms in late summer. Once the initial bloom period ends, cut back delphiniums to two inches above ground level to encourage a second late summer or autumn bloom.
Remove spent flower spikes to encourage more blooms in late summer. Once the initial bloom period ends, cut back delphiniums to two inches above ground level to encourage a second late summer or autumn bloom.
Propagation:
Germination rate of delphinium seed is improved if seeds are placed in a ziplock bag with a small amount of moist growing media (or a moist paper towel), placed in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Note: Most larkspur are annuals while most delphiniums are perennial.
Germination rate of delphinium seed is improved if seeds are placed in a ziplock bag with a small amount of moist growing media (or a moist paper towel), placed in the refrigerator for 2 weeks. Note: Most larkspur are annuals while most delphiniums are perennial.
Diseases:
May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs, delphinium leaf miner, delphinium moth caterpillars, slugs, snails and caterpillars. May be susceptible to powdery mildews, delphinium black blotch, crown rot and viruses.
May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs, delphinium leaf miner, delphinium moth caterpillars, slugs, snails and caterpillars. May be susceptible to powdery mildews, delphinium black blotch, crown rot and viruses.