Re: Larkspur again
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Larkspur again
- From: l*@teamzeon.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:09:29 -0500
Valerie Lowery@ZEON
01/22/99 10:09 AM
Bill and others:
The only successful way I've had larkspur to germinate for me is to start
indoors early, like in February, in peat pots. Unless the seeds fall on
their own from the parent plant, I cannot seem to get the suckers to
germinate in the garden. I've taken the seeds and sprinkled them on the
ground when I cut down the larkspur mid-summer and I've done it in the fall
and early spring. No luck. I find that I have to control the
environment...once I do that, I get almost 100% germination from the seeds
(by the way, I barely cover the seed).
Plant out when young (less than 3" tall) and you should have very little
transplant shock. These plants can take really cold weather. I've planted
them in full sun, but as a result, they are gone by mid-summer. Shearing
back has resulted in rebloom only once. Our summers can be brutal. My
soil is amended clay (I have to put a lot of leaf mold, compost, manure to
help break the stuff up).
Those in full sun needed no staking. Those in part shade did.
Hope this helps you have a garden of brilliant blue.
Val in KY
zone 6a
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