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Delphinium Magic Fountains Series (Delphinium Magic Fountains Series)

Other names: Delphinium x elatum Magic Fountain Series, Delphinium 'Magic Fountain Mix', Delphinium elatum 'Magic Fountains mix', Delphinium Magic Fountain Series

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Variety or Cultivar
Magic Fountains Series are compact, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennials with deeply lobed, dark green leaves and, in summer, dense, erect racemes of bowl-shaped, semi-double flowers in shades of blue, pink, purple, or white.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1 m 0.5 m 2-5 years
3 ft 1 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Apply a balanced liquid feed every two weeks during the growing season. May be short-lived in hot, humid conditions. Plants in this series usually do not require staking.

Suggested uses

Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

A1, A2, A3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Erect, Clump-forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

All parts of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested.

Plant care

Pruning

Deadhead by cutting spent flower spikes back to small flowering side shoots. Cut back if becomes infected with powdery mildew. Cut down all growth to ground level after it has withered in autumn.

Propagation methods

Seed, Division, Basal cuttings

Propagation

Divide every 3-4 years to maintain vigour.

Pests

Slugs

Snails

Caterpillars

Leaf-mining sawflies

Diseases

Black blotch of Delphinium

Powdery mildew

Crown rot

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Deadhead to encourage more flowers (optional)

Support with pea sticks or wire netting in spring (optional)

Fertilise regularly with liquid feed

Take basal cuttings

Cut back in autumn (optional)

Pinch-out shoot tips of young plants

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

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Kate Williams
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Delphiniums are my favourite flowers. If only I could grow them! The name's quite pleasant, too, not like some...


A Fantasia of Flower Names
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Lobelia, camellia, wisteria,
phlox.

Periwinkle, fairy thimble, honeysuckle,
stocks.

Dahlia, azalea, lavender, hortensia,
marigold, maidenhair, moon-flower, star-flower,
box.

Hare bell, fairy bell, blue bell, pimpernel,
mud wort, stink wort -
Fairyland or Hell?

Bog wort, hog wort, stab wort, wound wort,
spleen wort, bladder wort, mad wort, madder wort...

Enchanting plant names some have got.
Others need some thought.

_______________________


Not that anything's flowering right now... is it? Not in my garden it ain't. Here's how my last year's gardening diary would have read, had I deemed it worth writing one:



End of Year Evaluation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

January: stark stagnation.
February: no variation.
March: slug gang infiltration.
April: nettle infestation.
May: hot sun! Need irrigation.
June: urgent deforestation.
July: rain: inundation.
August: mud; exasperation.
September: harvest desperation.
October: leaves cause drain blockation.
November: bleak dilapidation:
rotting, reeking vegetation.
December: time off! Celebration!
Send the garden to dam...
but you can do the pronunciation.


___________________________


But if, unlike me, you still have flowers in your garden, now is the time to be preparing them for presentation as special Christmas gifts.

Season's greetings!

Kate
Posted: Tuesday 26th of November 2013 02:18 PM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 03:04 AM
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