Mr Fothergill's Delphinium Pacific Giants Mix Seeds, Tall, elegant spires for borders. Remove faded flower spikes to encourage a further show of colour. In exposed locations plants may need staking.

Sow indoors for surest results, 0.5cm deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place on a warm kitchen windowsill. A temperature of 15-18°C. is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-42 days. Transplant individually when large enough to handle to 8cm pots. (Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 60cm apart. Or sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm deep, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Keep moist and weed free. Thin seedlings to 5cm apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn. Remove dead flower spikes to prolong flowering season.

• A hardy perennial, flowers the year after sowing
• Tall spikes for maximum impact year after year
• Magnificent at the back of borders or as cut flowers

Sow time: Feb-Jul
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jun-Aug