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Description

Delphinium 'Blue Bird' is a classic cottage garden showstopper for height, drama and a proper summer spectacle! Its tall, upright spires carry masses of rich blue flowers with pale centres, rising above fresh green foliage to create a bold vertical display from late spring into late summer.

Planted towards the back of a border, it draws the eye upwards and gives planting schemes that generous, romantic, professionally planned look.

It can reach around 1.5m to 2m tall in good conditions, so staking is recommended, especially in breezy garden conditions. The flowers are also excellent for cutting, to bring that beautiful border colour indoors for vases and arrangements.

Pollinators love delphiniums too, so 'Blue Bird' helps add life and movement as well as colour. Plant in a sunny, sheltered position, in fertile, well-drained soil, and keep watered during dry spells while it establishes. Cut back faded flower spikes after the first flush to encourage further growth.

Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready to plant.

Top Tips

Once first main stem has flowered, cut it down to allow new side shoots to flower as well

Care Information

Grow in a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in full sun.
Shelter from strong winds and provide stakes or other supports if needed.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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