Delphinium

PLANT TYPE: Delphinium (Perennial)

HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 3-9

SEASON: Late spring to early Summer

EXPOSURE: Full Sun to partial shade

TIME TO MATURITY: 60 to 100 days

SPACING: 18 Inches

PLANTING DEPTH: Seeds 1/8 inch

HEIGHT: 6 inches to 24 inches

SPREAD: 16 Inches

PESTS & DISEASES: Crown rot, powdery mildew, slugs, aphids, mites, cutworms, stalk borers and leaf miners. 

WATER NEEDS: 1 to 2 Inches per week

MAINTENANCE: Moderate

TOLERANCE: Sensitive to high heat and humidity

SOIL TYPE: Loamy

SOIL pH: 6.5 to 7.0

SOIL DRAINAGE: Well Drained

COMPANION PLANTING: Peony, Chrysanthemum, Aster, Iris, daylily,

GENUS: Delphinium