How to Grow Delphinium Flowers From Seed - From Planting Seed to Flowering Delphinium Plant

Delphiniums are a summer flowering plant that can be grown from seed and the best time to sow the seed is in late winter, sow the Delphinium seeds early indoors and transplant them outside after the danger of frost is over and the weather warms up. In this video we show you the process from how to sow the seeds, how to transplant them and the final results of flowering plants. Flower colour varies from the classic blue with white centre to purples also with white centres. Delphiniums do look like like Larkspur, however they are different species. Delphiniums are usually perennials, Larkspur are annuals. Larkspur also have finer foliage. #delphinium #sowdelphiniumseeds Top Tips • Sow early indoors and plant out when the weather warms. • Regarded as hardy in USDA zones 3a to 8b • Best grown in full sun to light afternoon shade • A free draining humus rich soil is best • Fertilise regularly • Keep seeds chilled until planting. • Protect seedlings from snails or slugs Key Moments 0:00 Grow Delphiniums From Seed 0:21 Preparing planting mix 1:25 Sowing/Planting the seeds 1:53 Watering the seeds 2:58 Seed Germination 3:46 Potting up seedlings 5:03 Planting out Seedlings 5:23 Delphiniums in Flower