Plant Information
Delphinium Guardian Lavender
Product Information
2017-2018 Cut Flower Seed Catalog Ball Seed Cut Flower Guide Guardian F1 Delphinium lets you program to hit your ship dates Popular, Programmable PerennialsBench Card
Download a Bench CardScientific Name: Delphinium elatum
Common Name: Larkspur
Hardiness Zone: 4a - 7b
Hardiness Degree: -30°F (-34.4°C)
Blooming Season: Early Spring, Spring
Plant Habit: Upright
Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Low Maintenance, Frost Tolerant
Water: Light
Fertilize: Once a month
Spacing: 10 - 14" (25 - 36cm)
Height: 30 - 39" (76 - 99cm)
Width: 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Makes a lovely garden cut flower.
Plug crop time: 6 to 7 weeks
Transplant to finish: 16 weeks
- Very uniform blooming within each variety, especially under short days.
- Works well as a tall landscape/perennial variety, as a commercial cut flower, and in potted plant programs.
- Up to 6 weeks faster from transplant to bloom than O.P. types for more turns per sq. ft./sq. m of greenhouse space.
- As a greenhouse cut flower, Guardian can be grown under the same conditions as dianthus and snapdragons.
- Produces excellent stem quality for good cut flower shipability.