Delphinium, Dwarf Chinese Delphinium, Larkspur 'Butterfly Blue'

I grew this plant in St. John's, Newfoundland - poor soil, mostly acid, windy and salty. The seed packet called it 'Blue Pygmy' (sorry,...Read More I can't remember the seedsman's name). It acted like a biennial, producing a neat rosette of leaves the first year, and flowered madly the following August, in the brightest blue imaginable. In mid-September all three plants died, producing copious amounts of seed. I will grow it again, but be careful where I place it, as the colour was rather a killer to other blues - white neighbours would look better.

I live in East Texas and am also having some problems keeping them alive. They flourished at first but now they are yellowing and not fl...Read Moreowering at all. They get full sun and plenty of water but not too much. I haven't checked the ph of the soil though. That may be the problem.

I planted 2 a couple months ago here in Albuquerque. Fertile soil, plenty of water, full sun. I sheared them back to 3 inches last wee...Read Morek because both were dying. One is bouncing back, one is near death. I won't give up though, they are beautiful at the front of the border.

My plant is happy in dryish shade, in clay loam covered with river rock.

From the belladonna group. Blue Butterfly is stocky, although the flowers make it seem light and airy. Flowers are a bright medium blue...Read More. Can be air-dried for light touches in flower arrangements.

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, but with shelter from strong winds. If plants do not grow well, or look leggy and stressed, try "sweetening" the soil with a little lime.

Caution: all parts may cause severe discomfort if ingested, and contact with foliage may irritate skin.

This short-lived perennial can be grown as an annual if started early indoors. It blooms in an incredible shade of deep, true blue. The...Read More small plants will fit into any garden.