Delphiniums are currently my favorite flower. While I must nurse many of our plants through our extreme seasons, delphiniums seem to thrive on our long cold winters. And they don’t mind our hot summers, as long as I give them a little water each day.
I have really become fond of these hardy, low maintenance perennials!
They emerge in March and steadily grow throughout the spring and begin flowering in late spring. After the flowers are spent, I cut the stem right below the flowers. It doesn’t take them long to recover and flower again and again.
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The Book Lady Online says
Oh, they are absolutely beautiful. I am not familiar with this flower. I wonder if it grows well in our region. So pretty.
Tracy says
I garden in New England and also have delphiniums – and LOVE them! Mine aren't blooming yet, so it's great to see yours! I've lost a few, but mostly they are low maintenance for me. I ordered all of mine from http://www.GracefulGardens.com about 3 years ago. Great selection & the owner(Amanda)is so nice.
Beth says
I love delphiniums too! Yours are very pretty – love that blue/purple!
Miss Debbie says
lovely blue color!
Erin says
I'm still learning how to garden in a region with hard winters…your delphiniums look gorgeous.
sewingseeds4U says
Your delphiniums are beautiful. I have to plant them as annuals here because they never come back for me the next year. But they are staple in my cottage garden.
Paula says
These are quite amazing. They remind me of my grandmother. Thanks for sharing these wondeful photo's. Paula from Idaho
Alea says
Sandy it takes a while for delphiniums to bloom (I almost included pictures of my older delphiniums that are just starting to form buds,it will be several weeks before I see flowers on them). The delphiniums that are already blooming are the ones I pulled up last year to divide. They were kept in an unheated greehouse, so they did reach freezing tempts, but it started warming up in there sooner than outside.
I don't think you need to move them closer to the house, I only plant mine there so that the wall offers the tall spikes support.
Sandy aka Doris the Great says
I bought a delphinium last year at a plant/yard sale. It's growing but hasn't bloomed yet. I'm thinking that perhaps I should move it closer to the foundation of the house (for warmth) because I so often see them planted around that area. What do you think?
Sylvia says
I love delphiniums but have no luck with them here…yours are beautiful!
Vonlipi says
Delphiniums are my fave too! Yours have a beautiful color.But I do love lupins as well. 🙂
LC says
Delphiniums are definitely great… particularly if I don't have to stake them! I took out a number of them that reached 6'… too much hassle. I have 250 seeds to try to germinate to rebuild my stock of 'magic fountains' series.I tried earlier and no seeds germinated. I found the following on the internet which may well explain my problem…"The common failures in germinating delphinium's seed are these. 1) Keeping the soil too wet. 2) Sowing the seed too deeply. Seeds should only be covered with approximately 1/8" of soil. 3) Trying to germinate old seed. Delphinium seed loses its vitality after one year. 4) Freeze the seed in the freezer for two days prior to seeding" I recently purchased a plant of a series that is supposedly much longer lived than others… forgot the name so I need to get back to the grower on it… good luck with the delphiniums! Larry
Darla says
Haven't had much luck with these, think I over water them. Very pretty.