Re: larkspur

Hello Claire - Debbie,
    Thanks for all the tips. You guys finally talked me into an annual for
my garden. Claire, you mention needing a bit of lime to do best. Do you give
your larkspur full sun of part shade?. How much light?
    Rather than drying flowers, my wife and I have been cutting and pressing
them. Began last spring and we just took a good look at some of our efforts.
the ones that dried best were the flowers and plants placed in a real flower
press with the "proper papers". My efforts with collecting leaves last fall
and using computer paper and large books did not do quite as well. Ok, but
could have been better.
    See, Kemberly... I did end up with an annual in my garden....;-)
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----

> There are the spiky forms most familiar and there is a larkspur that bloom
in
> sprays and one that is dwarf.   The mixes contain pinks and white. The
blues
> are what are most popular.
>
> It is necessary to learn the appearance of the seedlings so you do not
weed
> them out.  They look quite like Nigella or carrot tops and come up in
places
> one does not expect them.  For me they germinate over a long period of
time
> so some are blooming all through the summer.
>
> On drying, you can't believe this plant will dry and keep the blue tones
> intact but they do.  I did not think they would keep the petals hanging
> upside down but it happens and the dried flower lasts for several years.
I
> don't know why larkspur is not more popular.  Unlike it's cousin, the
> delphinium, it is very drought tolerant.  Some lime in the mix gives you
> healthier plants with better color.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4

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