Spray Delphinium

Spray delphinium is a short branched cut, not the tall ceremonial spike. The list has white and light blue, packed at 5 stems. It fills a bouquet that needs a blue or white mist on several levels, without the long stake of the delphinium in the neighboring category.

The stem is hollow and kinks easily. Do not fold the bunch in the carton or lay it under a heavy head. Florets shatter if a fully open spray travels warm. We leave part of the buds closed for shipping.

On arrival, recut and get the stem into water at once. A hollow stem wilts if it lies dry. Strip lower florets that would sit in the water. The spray is shorter than standard delphinium and is usually too short for an arch.

Write “spray” in the request, plus the color and the bunch count. Order the tall spike as its own line in the delphinium category. A substitution will shorten the design. Do not lay the spray under gladiolus in transit: a hollow stem snaps against a hard spike. Approve the light blue from a photo; under shop lamps it often reads lavender.