Delphinium Ouvertüre - Larkspur

Delphinium Ouverture has large spikes of medium blue flowers with pink highlights and a black heart. Its spectacular flowering lasts for 2 months during the summer if the soil is rich and moist. This imposing plant has rapid growth but a short life.

The Pacific Delphiniums are hybrids obtained in California, remarkable for the size of their inflorescences, ranging from 1m (3ft) to 1.20m (4ft) long, carried by numerous stems reaching a height of 1.80-2m (6-7ft). The imposing steel blue spikes with black eyes of the 'Ouverture' variety are highly visited by pollinating insects. The large single flowers, formed by 5 imbricated petals with undulated edges, have a spur reminiscent of a dolphin's snout and are grouped in tight spikes along unbranched stems.

The main flowering begins in June and continues throughout the summer if you cut the faded stems quickly.

Delphiniums are decorative with their cup-shaped, single or double flowers, in long spikes.

Most of them have fibrous or fleshy roots, sometimes tuberous.

Delphiniums are floriferous herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the Ranunculaceae family, always noticeable in a garden. The 'Pacific hybrid' Delphiniums, mainly derived from Delphinium elatum, have a short life and are often grown as biennials. Delphinium elatum or tall larkspur is found in moist meadows at high altitudes in the Eastern Pyrenees and throughout the Alps in Europe, as well as in Southern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Siberia, Mongolia, and China.

Their imposing clump always adds volume, height, and charm to perennial borders. They are good companions for moss or gallica roses, with which they create charming and romantic scenes. The intense blue with a touch of pink of the Delphinium Ouverture forms a beautiful combination with pink or salmon daylilies and Rosenschleier gypsophila. Their flowers hold up well in bouquets. Irreplaceable in the background of romantic borders, in containers, or in large pots near the house, these robust plants thrive in sunny, rich, deep, and well-drained soils.

Note: From March to September, the stems of our delphiniums are cut short to promote better branching and achieve optimal rooting. This also prevents the stems from breaking during transport.