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Delphiniums
Patricia Ludwell
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I think I planted my delphiniums too early (late September), to try and get a march so that they would flower this year. They were coming on fine until the storms arrived and I took them into the greenhouse (I had them in pots). About a week ago all the foliage on all of them suddenly went limp and all the leaves are dropping, although some of them are starting to sprout from the middle. I was heating the greenhouse and wondered if they got too hot and wilted, or just going dormant. Not grown them before so going a bit blind (not literally). Any suggestions.
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Hi Patricia.
Delphiniums are hardy and therefore don't need heat, or a greenhouse for that matter. Check for slug damage at the base as delphiniums are a particular fave of theirs.
I'd not worry, plenty of time for them to spring back.
I have just sewn some Delphinium seeds, and put them in the window sill... too early? too late?
pull me up a fence: I need to sit down.
Better put a cushion on it, you may be there for some time.