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what will go with Delphinium summer nights

WillsWills Posts: 262
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Hi All can anyone help me with this my wife wants me to grow Delphinium summer nights for our front border for next year which edges our path up to our front steps she also wants white plants to go in between the delphinium plants i am having real trouble matching the height of the delphinium plants as it grows to round about 6 inch i am wanting to grow the white plants from seed in pots and not sow direct into the ground can anyone suggest any white flower seeds that will grow to roughly the same height as the delphinium . 

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039

    White Cosmos, Lupins, if sown now might flower next year, Ammi majus sown late autumn is a pretty, tall, white umbellifer. White Achilleas if sown early may flower first year, and the flat flower heads are a perfect contrast to the spires of the Delpiniums. White Nicotiniana, the list is endless.

    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

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  • Lupin 1Lupin 1 Posts: 8,916

    No help from me I killed my lovely Summer nights delph. image

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,617

    White hesperis matronalis.

    White Lychnis coronaria.

  • SwissSueSwissSue Posts: 1,447

    What about white delphiniums? Link below, scroll down for white ones.

    http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_443j_delphinium_consolida_exquisite_series_white_king_seeds

    http://search.thompson-morgan.com/seeds/Delphinium

     

     

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039

    The Lychnis would be lovely, the greyish foliage would work well with the Delphinium flowers.

    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,013

    I think white cosmos would be lovely as it will flower through the summer when the delphiniums are over. And it's light and feathery so won't smother the delphiniums.

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  • WillsWills Posts: 262

    sorry folks i didint reply back to you ive been away verdun yes all from seed.

    Punk doc love lupins grew a lot this year. cosmos i will look at.

    fidget bones will look at .

    swiss sue thompson morgan i have to say i buy most of my seeds from them but cant match hight /colour .

  • WillsWills Posts: 262

    Busy Lizzie i will have a look at white cosmos 

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