Larkspur Consolida Ambigua From Seed.

From the time of the Pharaohs, mankind has loved growing Larkspur…indeed i’m sure King Tut himself tried to soften up The Valley of The Kings using a ‘cottage’ feel swath of the little darlings.

Formally Larkspur was classified as an annual Delphinium…but now is ‘consolida’, meaning…well…’unclassified’…hope that helps.

Larkspur Cosolida Ambigua is branching Larkspur…and a damn fine cut flower it makes too. Flowers are usually blue but also can be pink or white.

How To Grow Larkspur Consolida Ambigua From Seed.

 

*Clear your bed of weeds and nasties, leaving your soil as a fine tilth.

*I sow in straight lines…my flower garden is a productive one…it doesn’t need to look attractive in itself…although of course it looks spanking gorgeous. Staight line sowing makes it SOOOOOO much easier to keep weeded.

*I sow some in Autumn (Will be sowing the last batch this weekend) and then some in mid April.

*They don’t like root disturbance so best sow them direct in the soil rather than in pots.

*If you can leave the seeds in the fridge for a couple of weeks before sowing. (Seeds sent out from yours truly have been stored in the fridge)

*I thin to about half a foot in the spring…much closer than most of my flowers which I thin to a foot.

*Ask the slugs nicely to ‘go elsewhere’.

*Keep the ground moist whilst they germinate but not waterlogged.

*The best Larkspur for cutting in my not so humble opinion is Larkspur ‘Giant Imperials’…these have strong stems and last a week or more in the vase.

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Have fun one and all.

Regards

Benjamin Higgledy