Consolida regalis 'QIS Dark Blue'

larkspur

Eventual height & spread

Consolida regalis 'QIS Dark Blue'

larkspur

  • approx 200 seeds
  • £2.99
  • In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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  • Position: Full sun
  • Soil: Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: Average
  • Flowering period: June to September
  • Hardiness: Hardy annual


Bred for cut flower production, 'QIS Dark Blue' is a decadent, branching hardy annual with dissected mid-green leaves and spikes of dark blue flowers, centred with purple and finished with a bright button of golden stamens. Uniform and upright, this fabulous larkspur has long-lasting properties for cut flower vases.


  • Sowing instructions:
    Larkspur can benefit from a period of cold period to sowing - pop the packet into a fridge for a week before sowing onto the surface of moist, well-drained seed compost from February to June, or September to October under glass. Sow in small pots or seed trays and keep at a temperature of around 10-15°C. Germination should occur in 2-4 weeks. Transplant seedlings into a cell tray and grow on into smaller pots, hardening off and planting out when the risk of frost has passed. Larkspur can be directly sown into a well-prepared bed from late April.


  • Garden care:
    Larkspur prefers a fertile, alkaline to neutral, well-drained soil in full sun. Choose a sheltered spot and stake well after planting. Apply a liquid feed every 2 weeks in the growing season. For best flower spikes thin shoots when 8cm (3in) tall to leave a minimum of 2-3 shoots. Deadhead by cutting spent flower spikes back to small flowering side shoots as this will encourage further blooms.
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