Re: delphinium seeds
- Subject: Re: delphinium seeds
- From: "Gene Bush" g*@otherside.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 08:16:33 -0500
Hello Paul,
I have not tried the down under strain of delphiniums. I keep meaning to
write and order a selection to play with, but never get around to actually
doing it. Do need to do the experiment and see where it leads. I gave up on
the strains normally found in the catalogs and garden centers for this area.
I have never been able to grow them to my satisfaction. They simply do not
perform well for me. Also, (I know this is nit-picking) I never get around
to staking anything... so if a plant needs staking to look good or keep the
blooms up from the mulch, it never seems to happen here.
I do have a native species of delphinium I grow very well, indeed, here.
Is it as showy as the doubles and the contrasting bees... ? Nope. But it
does live and bloom year after year with little or not care and attention
other than to cut it back after each flowering so it will rebloom. Began in
August and it is still in bloom here. Nice, lavender-blue flowers on good
foliage to about waist height. Do look into Delphinium exaltatum.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> In a message dated 11/2/2002 2:08:26 AM Central Standard Time,
mtalt@hort.net
> writes:
>
> "I have not had much luck with delphiniums in my climate "
>
> I think that one of the problems is the breeding, the 'Pacific Giant' and
> 'Fountain' series are breed to be grown as biennials and not long lived
> pants the Dowdeswell's are using a little different genetic material.
>
> For more perennial plants one should try the Delphinium elatum
hybrids.
> They are more demanding in there growing requirements but are showy.
>
> Rich soils that are well draining but never become overly dry. Feed them
and
> then feed them more.
>
> The Pacific Strain bPercival' has white flowers with black bees.
>
>
> Paul
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