Discover the Sky-Blue Elegance of Delphinium Cheer Blue
Few flowers bring as much delight and elegance to the garden as a well-grown delphinium, and Delphinium Cheer Blue is a compact, award-winning variety that’s impossible to overlook. With true mid-blue blooms and a tidy, upright habit, this variety adds both charm and sophistication to borders, containers, and flower beds — all without the fuss of staking or intensive care.
If you're looking to grow a standout perennial from seed, this one’s for you.
👉 Shop Delphinium Cheer Blue – 25 Seeds Per Pack
Choosing for a container or a cutting bed? Cheer Blue is the compact variety featured here. Compare six seed packs below to choose by plant height and flower color. All featured listings are seeds, not live plants.
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A Compact Performer with Big Color
Delphinium Cheer Blue was bred to bring the signature deep sky-blue color of taller delphiniums into a more manageable form. Growing just 12 to 16 inches tall, it's perfect for small gardens, container displays, or front-of-border plantings where space is limited but impact is essential.
Each stalk bears multiple 1-inch blossoms in a clear, clean blue — a color that's surprisingly rare and always eye-catching in the landscape.
What’s more, this variety is an All-America Selections Winner, meaning it’s been trialed and tested across the country and proven to perform beautifully in a wide range of climates. Whether you’re in a cool northern zone or a temperate southern garden, you can count on Cheer Blue to deliver a long-lasting show.
Choose Delphinium Seeds for Your Space
Which one should I choose? Choose Cheer Blue for a compact blue display, with a listed height of about 16 inches. Hunky Dory Blue, Sky Blue, and White offer branched plants listed at 16–24 inches. For taller flower spikes and cutting beds, compare Guardian Blue and Guardian White, listed at 30–42 inches. Guardian is a different species and series, not a taller version of Cheer Blue; check each listing’s growing requirements.
Delphinium Cheer Blue
25 seeds · $6.00 USD
Best for compact blue displays. The featured variety, listed at about 16 inches tall for beds and containers.
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Hunky Dory Sky Blue
25 seeds · $6.50 USD
Best for a softer blue palette. Upright, branched plants listed at 16–24 inches tall.
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Hunky Dory White
25 seeds · $6.50 USD
Best for white accents in a compact planting. Listed height: 16–24 inches.
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Hunky Dory Blue
25 seeds · $6.50 USD
Best for blue color on branched plants. Listed at 16–24 inches tall for containers and beds.
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Guardian Blue F1
50 seeds · $10.00 USD
Best for taller blue flower spikes. Listed height: 30–42 inches; suited to garden cutting beds.
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Guardian White F1
50 seeds · $10.00 USD
Best for taller white cutting stems. Listed at 30–42 inches for landscape and cut-flower use.
Buy NowEasy to Grow from Seed
Delphiniums have a reputation for being finicky — but not Cheer Blue. These seeds germinate reliably in about 14 to 18 days when kept around 68–72°F. Start them indoors about 10–12 weeks before your last frost date, then transplant outside once the weather is settled and frost risk has passed.
Planting Tips:
Sunlight: Full sun is ideal, though in hot climates some afternoon shade helps
Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil is best — amend with compost before planting
Spacing: Space about 8–10 inches apart to allow airflow
Moisture: Keep soil evenly moist, especially during blooming
Once established, Cheer Blue plants are surprisingly tough and resilient. They rarely require staking and hold up well to wind and moderate summer weather.
A Bloom That Keeps on Giving
Cheer Blue starts blooming in late spring and can keep going through early summer, especially with regular deadheading. If you’re lucky, you might even get a second flush of blooms later in the season!
Beyond its beauty, this delphinium variety also attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies, making it a lovely choice for eco-conscious gardeners looking to support beneficial insects.
And if you love cutting flowers for indoor arrangements, the straight stems and vibrant color make this variety a joy to work with.
Choose compact Cheer Blue or compare the taller Guardian seed options above.
Great for Home Gardens & Cut Flower Growers
Whether you're a home gardener looking for a stunning new addition to your flower beds or a small-scale grower sourcing seeds for market bouquets, Delphinium Cheer Blue brings professional-level performance in a compact package.
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Final Thoughts
Delphinium Cheer Blue is a brilliant example of how modern breeding can make classic garden favorites easier to grow and more accessible to every gardener. Its true blue blooms, compact habit, and award-winning reliability make it a must-try for anyone planting with color in mind.
Whether you're growing a few plants in your backyard or looking to fill containers and garden beds with lasting beauty, Cheer Blue is sure to live up to its name.
Choose a 25-seed Cheer Blue pack for your next planting, or compare all six featured seed packs.
