Delphinium requienii
€5,90
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Delphinium requienii
€5,90
Organic
Sustainable
Locally grown
🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot
🚂 Ships across EU
🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps
Flower Color:
Blue
Preferred Soil Type:
Fertile,
Moist,
Well-drained
Hardiness Zone:
Zone 7: -17°C
Delphinium requienii is a rare, short-lived perennial that produces lilac-metallic flowers on tall spires.
The flowers are orchid-like, densely packed and wonderfully lilac blue. They have a slight metallic sheen to them so they glisten in the sun.
The leaves are dark green, shiny, marbled and star-shaped.
Unlike many traditional delphiniums, this variety thrives in warmer climates and adapts well to dry, rocky soils.
Its architectural height makes it a striking choice for borders, wildflower meadows, and naturalistic planting schemes.
👨🌾GARDENING TIPS👨🌾:
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- 💀⚠️ Delphinium are poisonous plants.💀⚠️
- All parts of all larkspur species are poisonous, but new growth and the seeds contain the highest concentrations of toxic substances
- The method of toxicity has been identified as neuro-muscular paralysis, leading to respiratory failure, bloat and often death.
- Soil preferences: fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun
- As the flowers are delicate, it is advisable to provide shelter from strong winds and provide stakes or other supports.
- Self-seeds readily
- 💀⚠️ Delphinium are poisonous plants.💀⚠️
The Tales:
delphis means 'dolphin' in Greek - the buds resemble a leaping dolphin if you relax your eyes. Its common name in english, Larkspur, is a reference to the long tapering spur that can be observed on an un-opened flower buds. It looks a bit like a lark's spur. A little bit. The ancient Greeks believed that the flower had magical properties. In Medieval England, they went further - using the root of the flower to make love potions. How effective was this if the plant was poisonous? Hard to say. Some say they are willing to die for their love - perhaps the origin of the saying lies with the Deliphinium family.
Other Names:
Requien's Larkspur Larkspur Lark's Heel
Origin:
Corsica, Sardinia