Add height and elegance to your garden with Delphinium Lavender, an heirloom flowering plant known for its tall spikes and delicate lavender-blue blooms. Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and mixed flower beds, this plant attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies while providing a hardy, low-maintenance display. Its striking vertical growth makes it perfect for creating dramatic focal points in any garden.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial flowering plant
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Height/Spread: 36 – 60 inches tall, upright growth habit
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Flower Color: Lavender-blue
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Light Requirement: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
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Special Traits: Border-friendly, pollinator-attracting, tall spikes, hardy, low-maintenance
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-draining soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface; press gently but do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 12 – 18 inches apart to accommodate tall growth.
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Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 14 – 28 days under optimal light and temperature conditions.
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Care: Stake tall plants to prevent flopping, remove spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering, and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
