About
This compact annual reaches a height of 45 cm, featuring delicate, feathery green leaves. It produces tightly clustered flower spikes that display a range of colors, including blue, purple, pink, and white.
About the genus
Consolida consists of upright annual plants characterized by their deeply divided pinnate or palmate leaves. During the summer months, they produce clusters of small flowers resembling those of delphinium, which feature distinctive spurs.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, City and courtyard gardens
- Toxicity
- Seeds are highly toxic if ingested. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained soil in full sun; for cut flowers, cut when only the lowermost buds are open
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed: sow in early autumn and prick out in early spring, sow under cover in early spring, or sow outside in late spring
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free