Re: yellow and blue/aconitum
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] yellow and blue/aconitum
- From: M* R* W*
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:11:22 -0500
Laura,
Jackson and Perkins have been selling the English delphs for a couple of
years. Been tempted by those too. :-) They explained them as being hand
pollinated and selected for hardiness, vigor and larger flowers, so that
may well be why yours did better than other varieties.
Mary zone 6 MO
> My experience with various aconita(ums?) in KS was that they simply
> can't take the heat, even in a shaded area with rich soil.
> Delphiniums, on the other hand were less troublesome, given rich
> soil, excellent drainage, afternoon shade, secure stakes and tender
> care. Most sucessful were the "English" strain, don't know what
> that really means. The plants were from Arnold's Greenhouse in
> Coffeyville or somewhere close. Arnold's got the seeds from
> England. In comparison the belladonnas were wimps.
> Laura, 6a
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