Delphinium 'Centurion White' F1

delphinium

• Position: full sun
• Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June and July
• Flower colour: blue
• Other features: all parts of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested; contact with the sap may cause skin irritation
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  The pure white flowers, which crowd around the upright flower spikes look luminous in the border. This is an elegant perennial, which will often produce a second flush of flowers later in the summer if the spent flowers are removed promptly. Magnificent in the garden, it also makes a wonderful cut flower.
  
  
• Garden care: Stake with bamboo canes in mid-spring. During the growing season apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 2-3 weeks and wearing gloves cut back the faded flower-stems to a flowering side-shoot. At the end of autumn cut back and compost the faded flower stems
  
  
• Sow: October or January-February
  
  
• Flowering: June-July
  
  
• Approximate quantity: 10 seeds