Chinese Delphiniums - Blue Mirror

(Delphinium grandiflora)

Blue Mirror Delphinium has fine-textured foliage literally covered in sprays of intensely ultramarine-blue little trumpet-shaped florets. The compact lacy plants make a lovely display in the garden and for bouquets. First introduced to England in 1818, this easy-care beauty is known in its native land of China as “Herb of the Flying Swallow.” While it’s well-known that hummingbirds zero in on red, they also love true blues like this one for supplies of sweet nectar.