Pianolady
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:29 pm Post subject: Is this Lupine? |
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Lupine jumps into my mind when I see this plant, but now I'm doubting my first guess. Anyone want to set me straight?
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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No, it's a Delphinium, a very stately perennial that gets even lovelier with age.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous color... 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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What a beautiful shade of blue and with the white centres it becomes a real show stopper. 
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Netty
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:01 am Post subject: |
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Oh Pianolady, that Delphinium is absolutely gorgeous!!
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Pianolady
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:02 am Post subject: |
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Thanks! I just knew that wasn't right, but was having one of those "can't remember" days. 
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Droopy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:04 am Post subject: |
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 We all get those. I feel those spells are more frequent this year than before too.
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Palustris
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:18 am Post subject: |
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The worst is when a visitor asks the name of the plant and until that moment you knew what it was, then it has Gone with the Wind.
Snails are not as much a problem with our Delpiniums as he wind blowing them over before I remember to stake them!
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Pianolady
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:53 am Post subject: |
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Another question, is it possible this changed colors? Here's a picture of the same area a few years back.
It appears it has taken on the color of the clustered bellflowers. ???
Just to compare....
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Oh, oh, oh, the pale blue is wonderful! I've never heard of them changing colour before, but that would be a nice feature for any garden. Adding a bit of excitement.
Serious now: Unless you've planted a new one and forgot about it, there might have been two plants in there, and the pale one was the biggest, bloomed first but then died, leaving the field free for the dark one. The petals of the pale blue are more delicate and single too, so I really doubt it's the same plant.
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Palustris
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:08 am Post subject: |
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They also self seed quite freely and the offspring are not always the same as the parent.
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Biita
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Those are beautiful plants. That would fit right in up here, big and tall, since everything gets over grown from all the sun. Dang i want some of them.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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Love the Delphinium, Pianolady. What a gorgeous display with the other blue flowers. You have a truly beautiful garden.
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