Available for the first time in 2005, Delphinium 'Little Flamingo' has lavender-pink flowers with white centres.  

The plants will mature to a height of 32"/ 80cm, which is about 16"/40cm shorter than the average Elatum-type Delphinium. This, combined with the plants' extra strong stems gives it a much better-than-average chance of being able to stand upright in the garden without the need for staking.  

'Little Flamingo' is the first in a planned series of stakeless Delphiniums from Kebra Nursery's breeding program to be released.  

A light blue, a dark blue and a purple, all with white centres, along with a dark-blue with a black centre have been selected, and stocks are being built up for a 2007 introduction.  

However, Elatum-type Delphiniums are slow propagators, so 'Little Flamingo' and its cousins will remain in very limited supply for a few years. In fact only 2,500 'Little Flamingo's are being released into the wild in 2005. Catch one if you can!  

Although not sold with the Darwin PlantSpotters label, there is a good chance that nurseries who stock Darwin PlantSpotters varieties might have this too, so check out the stores on the "where to buy" page.

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