Delphinium consolida DelQIS Dark Blue Edge - Forking Larkspur

Delphinium consolida DelQis 'Dark Blue Edge' is part of a series of annual larkspur plants selected for their magnificent, harmonious, and sturdy flower spikes, where large double flowers are tightly packed. 'Dark Blue Edge' quickly forms a dense plant that offers frilly, edged, and streaked blue-purple flowers in the year of sowing. Majestic at the back of borders, this delphinium provides excellent blooms for bouquets. The annual Larkspur is easy to grow, even in limestone soil, and can be sown directly in the ground, in borders or beds, in rich and moist soil.

Delphinium DelQis 'Dark Blue Edge' is one of the many hybrids obtained by cross-breeding the Consolida Larkspur, in Latin Delphinium consolida, an annual plant with a preference for winter germination that grows in cereal crops on clay-limestone soil. The DelQis 'Dark Blue Edge' selection is a hardy annual plant in its juvenile state, with rapid growth. It forms a wide clump of 35 to 40cm (14 to 16in), with finely divided palmate foliage, tender green, from which robust and branched flower spikes of 90cm (35in) to 1m (3ft) in height emerge in spring or summer depending on the climate, very uniform. Flowering occurs from June to September and is highly visited by pollinating insects. The double flowers, with spurs, are cup-shaped and gathered on tall, densely packed spikes. The flowering is followed by the formation of numerous seeds that will easily germinate in the garden. The plant develops from a woody rhizome that extends vertically into the soil.

The characteristic silhouette of Delphiniums always adds volume, verticality, and charm to perennial plant borders. The DelQis 'Dark Blue Edge' selection allows for the quick creation of a theatrical yet elegant display by sowing directly in the ground. Delphiniums are good companions for roses, with which they create charming and romantic compositions. You can also create another beautiful combination in a white garden with paniculate baby's breath, Crambe cordifolia, or Gillenia trifoliata. This variety is particularly suitable for making bouquets, as its flowers are long-lasting in a vase and can even be dried. To do this, cut open flowers into small bouquets, hang them upside down, store them away from the sun in a dry and well-ventilated place. Create a stunning bouquet with delphiniums and gladioli.