Hi ,
Does anyone else grow Delphiniums ?

I am trying.....I planted 15 small pots a couple of days ago. Wrapped the tray with moist pots in a clear plastic trash bag and put it on the porch where it will get light, but not direct sun. "Winter sowing", sort of, with usually mild Texas weather. I love delphiniums. Also planted trays with hollyhock and foxglove. Still plan to plant columbine, snapdragons, Canterbury bells......

Oh yes - delphiniums ! The more, the better.
Last year I planted ity, bity plants in the established perennial garden, in Spring after all danger of frost. They flurished in NE, E, and S facing areas of the garden. I was surprised that they took off so well, they were so darn tiny. After two weeks of being in the garden, I mulched with compost.
Here's how they looked by late summer.


I hope they survive the winter. Some of my older delphiniums do, some don't.
Best of luck !

A few years ago I bought many Delphinium New Millennium series. they did quite well for several years. Now they are all gone. A great short lived perennial.

Frank ! What a stunning group ! That was a WOW corner of your garden.

My Delphiniums are coming along nicely . I'm growing them in the basement .. So far so good .

What kind of lights are you using Morning Glory? Trying to grow delphiniums in Texas is probably a lost cause, but they are SO beautiful.The photo of those beautiful baby blues is just gorgeous, Frank. Yours look wonderful too, Kathy. I purchased a full sized delphinium in bloom last spring, but it didn't make it through the summer and the one plant cost around $16...... I'm trying to see if I can get seedlings started. So many of my flowerbeds are in full shade now, which is good for the heat issue, but it is hard to grow flowers which need sunlight. We've trimmed back some lower branches on trees, so maybe that will give the beds more direct light.