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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 4 - 8 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Other: Semi-double, mauve to lilac, white eye.
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds

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Common names
  • Delphinium

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-06-19
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-06-22

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