Delphinium Faust (Candle Larkspur)
Award-winning Delphinium ‘Faust’ (Candle Larkspur) is a tall perennial with long spikes of deep blue-purple, semi-double flowers adorned with black eyes. Blooming for weeks from early to midsummer, this striking Delphinium hybrid adds a wonderful architectural presence in the garden and draws attention from quite a distance.
Award-winning Delphinium 'Faust' (Candle Larkspur) is a tall perennial with long spikes of deep blue-purple, semi-double flowers adorned with black eyes. Blooming for weeks from early to midsummer, this striking Delphinium hybrid adds a wonderful architectural presence in the garden and draws attention from quite a distance. Rising from a low mound of divided green leaves, it is ideal at the back of a mixed border or as a centerpiece to an island flower bed for a vertical accent. Splendid in cottage gardens.
- Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
- Grows up to 5-6 ft. tall (150-180 cm) and 2-3 ft. wide (60-90 cm). Will require staking.
- Performs best in full sun in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Provide a sheltered location to protect your plants from strong winds.
- Attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies, but ignored by deer and rabbits!
- A welcomed addition to beds and borders, cottage gardens. For the best visual impact, plant your Delphiniums in groups. Excellent as cut flowers, they deserve a spot in your cutting garden.
- Deadhead by cutting spent flower spikes back to small flowering side shoots. Cut down all growth to ground level after it has withered in autumn.
- Apply a balanced liquid every couple of weeks in the growing season. For best flower spikes thin shoots when 7cm high to leave a minimum of 2-3 shoots on young plants and 5-7 shoots on established plants.
- Propagate by taking pencil thick basal cuttings in early spring.
- Keep an eye out for slugs, snails, leaf miners, caterpillars, powdery mildew, and crown rot.
- All parts of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested.
- Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses. Poisoning is rare in humans, however, seeds and plants if ingested can lead to severe illness, paralysis, and even death.
Requirements
Hardiness | 3 – 7 |
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Heat Zones | 3 – 8 |
Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, A1, A2, A3 |
Plant Type | Perennials |
Plant Family | Delphinium |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Summer (Early,Mid) |
Height | 5' – 6' (150cm – 180cm) |
Spread | 2' – 3' (60cm – 90cm) |
Spacing | 30″ – 36″ (75cm – 90cm) |
Water Needs | Average |
Maintenance | Average |
Soil Type | Chalk, Loam, Sand |
Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy |
Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
Garden Styles | Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage |