What a day, I'm now finished in every sense, and turned on quick the laptop to show you pictures.Official name: Delphinium White Swan. It is a perennial which keeps giving and giving.
@Fairygirl In November, the first regrow appears. I did only once what Monty Don says, to cut it back in summer, because the second flush wasn't that good and I had the impression that it wasn't that good the next year. Here is the Delphinium on 22. Dec. 2018: That's why I cover it, but of course I take it over to take the picture
@Dovefromabove this is the stage of my Delphinium at the end of February (image was taken 2019, but it's all the years like that).
This is the 8th of February 2020:
Finally, in its heyday on 14th of June 2021: The Eremurus is behind it. Shortly later, the flower season is over and I leave it as it is, just cut the flower stems half down. In October, I cut off everything as the regrow starts.
@bédé I will leave it as it is and see how it develops.
@GardenerSuze I have regrow, but these little slugs eat the top. I do hope that the frost last night and the following nights kills them off (the tiny slug babies).
By the way, the reason why I go back to what the garden was in 2020/2021 until I had the crazy idea to have a more formal garden was that my slugs/snails haven't been a problem as they got enough food over winter. When Arit said in 2021, "don't kill them I left them, and I had nothing to do in Spring 2021, all clearance was done by the slugs/snails. I will again plant the wild-flowers and so on so that I can leave the garden over winter as it is and have food for all animals.
Even if you have new growth late in the year like that [must be very mild where you are!] if you leave it, it'll just die back when it's colder, and come away again in spring, or whenever they normally grow in your locale. You'll have a sturdier plant if you do that Even if slugs left them alone, they wouldn't be anywhere near that size here even by March or April. Completely different conditions of course, but covering them up isn't doing them any favours. It's not the same as when growers/producers have then undercover in a polytunnel in a nursery etc. either. That's done to get them forced on a bit, and protected, ready to ship out to suppliers. Once you plant them, they're best left to get toughened up, and when they're established, will be better able to withstand pests and diseases
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@bede, your rudeness knows no bounds. @Fairygirl has helped more people on this forum than you have had hot dinners, whilst much of your advice is wrong, or frankly dangerous. Most recently vinegar for dealing with weeds come to mind.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@Fairygirl in German, it’s called “your words in the Lord’s ear” (I do hope it grows again). Yes the NE of Wiltshire close to the Cotswold is not bad. Looking forward to your always appreciated opinion. 👍
@bede, it’s not helpful to have a name with French characters and to expect that people type them considering that a UK English keyboard on a smartphone doesn’t have them and you can’t copy a linked name. Just as a tip. 😉
I have been a member of this forum for just one year. When I joined I was amazed at the amount of posts that a small number of members have made. So many gardeners are privileged to have received their help and skills, given freely and kindly.
.@Fairygirl has extensive garden knowledge and a wonderful way of putting it across to new gardeners and to those who have been gardening a long time too. Thousands of gardeners who read this forum will have put her sound comprehensive advice to good use. Something to be proud of I think.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
I grow delphinium I'd be tempted to move it else where unless you know its slug free, they maybe some hiding inside the pot base, it should reshoot but multiple attacks will finish it off . They are very hardy and of the few plants that I've seems to have a mind of its own some years , they come up very early sometimes I've had them buried deep in snow with just the tips poking out. Baby ones are just slug fodder along with lupins .
Aconitums are what others a refering to not aconites some nice variety's summer and late ones I have stainless steal a summer flowering one and late summer/autumn like arendsi are very nice .
I am envious of the Eremurus to , can't for the life of me get them to flower can get them through the winter they leaf up but never flower . fingers crossed for this year .
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@Fairygirl In November, the first regrow appears. I did only once what Monty Don says, to cut it back in summer, because the second flush wasn't that good and I had the impression that it wasn't that good the next year.
Here is the Delphinium on 22. Dec. 2018: That's why I cover it, but of course I take it over to take the picture
@Dovefromabove this is the stage of my Delphinium at the end of February (image was taken 2019, but it's all the years like that).
This is the 8th of February 2020:
Finally, in its heyday on 14th of June 2021: The Eremurus is behind it.
Shortly later, the flower season is over and I leave it as it is, just cut the flower stems half down. In October, I cut off everything as the regrow starts.
@bédé I will leave it as it is and see how it develops.
@GardenerSuze I have regrow, but these little slugs eat the top. I do hope that the frost last night and the following nights kills them off (the tiny slug babies).
By the way, the reason why I go back to what the garden was in 2020/2021 until I had the crazy idea to have a more formal garden was that my slugs/snails haven't been a problem as they got enough food over winter. When Arit said in 2021, "don't kill them I left them, and I had nothing to do in Spring 2021, all clearance was done by the slugs/snails.
I will again plant the wild-flowers and so on so that I can leave the garden over winter as it is and have food for all animals.
I ♥ my garden.
Even if slugs left them alone, they wouldn't be anywhere near that size here even by March or April. Completely different conditions of course, but covering them up isn't doing them any favours.
It's not the same as when growers/producers have then undercover in a polytunnel in a nursery etc. either. That's done to get them forced on a bit, and protected, ready to ship out to suppliers. Once you plant them, they're best left to get toughened up, and when they're established, will be better able to withstand pests and diseases
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I ♥ my garden.
@bede, it’s not helpful to have a name with French characters and to expect that people type them considering that a UK English keyboard on a smartphone doesn’t have them and you can’t copy a linked name. Just as a tip. 😉
I ♥ my garden.
.@Fairygirl has extensive garden knowledge and a wonderful way of putting it across to new gardeners and to those who have been gardening a long time too. Thousands of gardeners who read this forum will have put her sound comprehensive advice to good use. Something to be proud of I think.
Aconitums are what others a refering to not aconites
I am envious of the Eremurus to , can't for the life of me get them to flower can get them through the winter they leaf up but never flower . fingers crossed for this year .
On Microsoft, I used to do something like: ALT123 (ASKII number)). I'm sure others will be ready to help you.
I sympathise with anyone who is doing all this social media stuff on a phone.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."