Thứ Hai, 28 tháng 11, 2011

Spike up your gardening life with delphiniums...


Delphiniums are a pain to raise... but some things are worth the pain and I put delphniums in that category. It goes like this... I start a bunch of delphinium seeds (usually Magic Fountains)... some germinate but many don't. The ones that do get planted in the ground. It takes a couple of years and they start to make a decent show... then I generally get a couple of years of glorious beauty that requires hours of staking... then all of a sudden one spring... no delphiniums, so the whole process starts over. I suppose it would make sense to have plants growing in some out of the way spot at all times so I could do a quick transplant in the year of the demise... but I don't have any out of the way spots that aren't planted full, and I never get around to thinking that far ahead anyway.


You may recall that somewhere along the way I learned about the New Milenium hybrids out of New Zealand. I ordered a whole lot of seeds directly from New Zealand and highly anticipated growing delphiniums that last for many years in the gardens... I've heard reports from friends that have had plants for as much as ten years. Unfortunately, germination did not go well at all... I'm not blaming the seeds... I'm sure I did something wrong. I did end up with a few young plants and am hoping for a bit of a show this spring.



One thing about me... I can be quite persistent at times, especially when it comes to my beloved gardens and I really missed my delphinium show this past season. With that in mind, I ordered plants of New Milennium delphiniums in a beautiful sky blue called Blue Lace, and a purple or two... either Pagan Purples or Purple Passion... or was it both? I really can't recall, but knowing me, it probably was both... I also seem to recall the order was about 80 plants. Now... there is no way I can find room for 80 plants that grow as big as these delphiniums do... oh well... You may have to do a bit of searching to find these plants in the USA, but I've found them in several nurseries. None of my photos are of the New Mileniums as they will be new to me this coming season with the exception of the few seedlings I've started. To become familiar with the New Zealand hybrids, check out the website for Dowdswell Delphiniums in New Zealand at http://www.delphinium.co.nz/   I've also been told they stand up on their own fairly well... we'll see, but that would be great since you'll recall, I don't enjoy staking.
Look through the photos areas on the site and you will likely be impressed with how lovely these plants are.


Let me share more photos of delphiniums I have grown and enjoyed from the past two or three seasons... take care, Larry

















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