Dark Blue White Bee delphinium
Delphinium elatum 'Dark Blue White Bee'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dark Blue White Bee' delphinium (Delphinium elatum 'Dark Blue White Bee') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It blooms from early to late summer on erect stems. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds all visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Paula Fay peony, Maltese cross, Lily, and Korean spice viburnum.