Larkspur Galilee Mix (Delphinium consolda) organic seeds

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Larkspur 'Galilee Mix' (Delphinium consolda) organic seeds

Beautiful flower shrub with purple and blue blossoms and feathered leaves.
Contents: Approx. 60 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,75 €

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SKU: DEL01-BIO

GTIN: 4251420514349

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Field larkspur is an attractive yet delicate looking low-growing annual cultivar, developing beautiful flowers in abundance in the typical combination of colour known as the galilee-mix ranging from tones of white, pink and purple.

In its wild form it has now been listed as an endangered species in Germany and Switzerland due to the fact that it contains toxic alkaloids, and has started to disappear from agricultural fields because of the intense use of herbicides.

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual or biennial
Climate:	Temperate
Eventual height:	80-120 cm
Flowering months:	May June July August
Flower colour:	Lilac White
Plant type:	Summer flower
Use:	Cut flower Ornamental plant
Special features:	Open-pollinated Poisonous plant Needs cold to germinate
Species:	Ranunculaceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
When to sow outdoors:	February March September October
Soil type:	Fresh Nutrient-rich Free-draining Humus-rich
Germination time:	1-4 weeks
Germination temperature:	10-18°C
Planting distance:	40 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Water requirement:	Medium

Cold germination: sow outdoors at the beginning of spring or in autumn. Alternatively you can use artificial stratification, as follows. Mix the seeds with moist sand in a plastic bag. Keep the bag warm and moist (approx. +20°C) for the first 2-4 weeks and then place it in the refrigerator and keep it at a temperature of +5°C for 5-6 weeks. Then remove the plastic bag from the refrigerator and remove the seed and sand mix from the bag. Keep the sand mix at room temperature and check the seeds regularly to see when they germinate. Prick the seedlings into pots and plant them out after the last frosts in mid-May.