Jenny's Garden...plant pictures & gardening descriptions

Delphinium requienii

...go back to Other Perennial Plants page...

...Jenny's Garden Home...

 

Butterfly attractant Delphinium requienii plant image coming...

 

 

 

Delphinium  requienii

Family:  Ranunculaceae (Buttercup)
Origin:  Mediterranean
Light: Light sun
Height:   2-3'
Spread:   
Blooms:  Elf cap-shaped, green with mauve-gray, prominent purple anthers on multi-branched spikes
Foliage:  Dark green, glossy, smooth, lobed
Soil:  Well-drained
, loam
Water:  Regular
Propagation:  Seeds
Uses:  Accent, borders, container
Comments:   Delphinium requienii is a beautiful hardy biennial plant that attracts butterflies and bumble bees.  This plant will provide you with beautiful blooms only in the second year of growth afterwhich the plant will die. 
USDA Hardiness Zones :  7-8

8