Floppy Plants

I just came back from spending a week with my granddaughter and
couldn't believe the change in my garden in a weeks time.  Most
notably were the Canturbury Bells which are covered with several dozen
beautiful purple "bells" which are enormous (about 4 inches long!) The
problem is that they are flopping all over the place.  Somewhere,
buried under the flopping Bells is a single stem of red valerian that
I have been nursing along.  
My thought is this.  I don"t believe that nature intended some plants
to need staking.  It seems that they are planted in the wrong place or
have been over hybridized to the point that the stem isn't strong
enough to support the flower. I really couldn't stake the C. Bells at
all because the stems are so brittle that you really can't rearrange
them without risk of breaking the whole stem off.  Does everyone else
have this problem with C. Bells?  They are too lovely for words so are
worth whatever I need to do to prevent this from happening next year. 
This is my first year with this garden, as you all know, so I know
I've made lots of mistakes.  I believe that C.Bells are a biennial. 
Does that mean they won't come back next year at all?  I have the same
question about my Sweet Williams, which were also beautiful but are
through blooming now.  
Thanks for your help.
Jeanne



 

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