Delphinium Blueberry Pie - Larkspur

Delphinium Blueberry Pie joins the series of perennial Highlander larkspurs, developed in Scotland. It has the same floribundance and solidity as its siblings. It is a stocky Delphinium that can do without staking and produces many very double flowers throughout the summer in spikes loaded with frilled deep lilac flowers, with a pale green centre, tinged with blue on the outside. Remarkable planted in groups in borders where they can be seen from a distance for weeks, they are also excellent flowers for bouquets. 

This Highlander Delphinium Blueberry Pie is named after the famous mountainous and wild region of Scotland, a region rich in history and legends. Belonging to the buttercup family, it comes from the Delphinium elatum, the tall larkspur found in cool meadows at high altitudes in the Alps of Europe, as well as in southern, central and eastern Europe, Siberia, Mongolia, and China. The Blueberry Pie variety is a sturdy herbaceous perennial plant, with a short lifespan but rapid growth. It develops a clump of highly dissected palmate, decorative, tender green leaves reaching a height of 45-55 cm (18-22in), from which flower spikes of 1 m (3ft) high emerge in summer. Flowering starts in June and continues regularly until the first frost, provided that the faded flower spikes are removed. It is loved by pollinating insects. The full flowers are composed of 40 to 60 incurved small petals, perfectly layered with each other, arranged in several rows. They are closely packed on sturdy stems, facing up to wind and rain well. Their colour is in rich shades: the outermost petals have blue hues on the reverse side, those on the intermediate level are dark lilac, and those in the centre are pale green. These flowers are sterile and therefore last longer than those of other varieties. The plant develops from a woody rhizome that grows vertically into the soil. The above-ground, deciduous vegetation disappears in winter. 

The characteristic silhouette of Delphiniums always adds volume, height, and charm to perennial plant borders, just like hollyhocks which lack the blue tones that make larkspurs splendid. They make good companions for roses, creating charming and romantic compositions. You can also create a beautiful combination with echinaceas, violet or pink perennial salvias (Salvia nemorosa), and grasses, in a more rustic spirit. And even with ornamental garlics. This modest-sized variety can be supported by small flowering shrubs or tall perennials: Escallonia, dwarf buddleias, dwarf lilacs, shrubby peonies, shrubby mallows.

Note: From March to September, the stems of our delphiniums are pruned short to encourage better branching of the crown and achieve optimal rooting. This also prevents the stems from breaking during transportation.