Delphinium Green Twist - Perennial Larkspur seeds

The Delphinium Green Twist, also known as Larkspur, is a magnificent plant and the result of extensive selection work that has fixed the variety for sowing. It produces tall, majestic inflorescences in summer, adorned with double flowers that are somewhat waxy, in an unusual and very pleasing mix of cream-white delicately shaded with chartreuse green at the center of the petals, sometimes maculated with creamy green specks, sometimes immaculate. These plants, both robust and architectural, bring real personality to perennial plant beds. They should be grown in rich, fresh, loose soil in full sun.

The Green Twist Delphinium is one of the many hybrids obtained by cross-breeding D. elatum, which gave rise to the famous "Pacific Giant" series. This variety, already cultivated in New Zealand, required extensive selection work in order to be faithfully propagated by sowing. It is a short-lived herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of very finely divided palmate foliage, tender green in color, from which emerge tall flower spikes measuring 1.20 m (3.3 ft) in height, an imposing size, but they are borne by sturdy plants. Flowering occurs in June-July, and the flowers are highly attractive to pollinating insects. The flowers are very numerous, well double, open in cups, tightly packed on large upright spikes, and display individually varied colors, but always in a harmony of cream-white and chartreuse green, with a waxy texture, somewhat reminiscent of tuberose flowers. The plant develops from a woody rootstock that vertically penetrates the soil.

The characteristic silhouette of Delphiniums always adds volume, verticality, and a lot of charm to perennial plant beds. They are also good companions for moss or Gallic roses, with which they create charming and romantic compositions. Another beautiful combination can be made with soft orange daylilies and the baby's breath variety Rosenschleier. This subtly nuanced variety will also blend well with other green flowers, such as those of the 'Double Envy' Zinnia, for example. Its flowers hold up well in bouquets.