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| Native to
mainly northern hemisphere temperate zones.
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| Delphiniums can be found
in a number of places usually used as bedding plants;
planted inside the parterres throughout the formal
Mediterranean gardens or used as a colorful background
border along the South Esplanade. |
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 Delphiniums
grown in the gardens are mainly derived from
D. elatum and its hybrids. These include the
Belladonna, Elatum and Pacific Hybrids. These
plants are grown as perennials but often treated
as biennials or annuals. Individual flowers
can be as wide as 2 ½" across w. star-like
single, semi-double or double shapes. These
flowers range in colors from mauve to purple,
blue, violet and white on erect spikes as
tall as 5 feet in the case of the Pacific
Hybrids. Leaves are somewhat lobed and divided.
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| Delphiniums are
usually divided into different warm and cool
growing hybrids. The word Delphin-ium: Latin
delphin, dolphin, from the shape of the flowers
and elatum meaning tall. |
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