| Shape | Upright, clump-forming and branching. |
| Landscape | Rock, cottage/informal gardens, beds and borders. |
| Propagation | Seed. Direct sow outdoors in autumn. Winter sow in vented containers, cold frame or unheated greenhouse. Stratify if sowing indoors. |
| Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Moist but well-drained soil with a pH of 6.1 - 7.8 (mildly acidic, neutral and alkaline). Prefers loamy, sandy and chalky soils. |
| Pests | Caterpillars, slugs, snails and leaf-mining sawflies. Black blotch of Delphinium, crown rot and powdery mildew. |
| Notable Specimens | The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Habitat | Grassy slopes and alpine meadows. |
| Leaf Description | Deeply fine cut leaves with toothed margins. |
| Flower Description | Stems branching with lose spikes of flowers on long peduncles. 1.5 3 cm long (spur longer than sepals). |
| Colour Description | Flowers are blue to mauve in colour with the upper petals having a yellowish tint. The foliage is dark green in colour. |
