| Miriam |
Friday, 28 April 2006 |
We have asked a number of people, including the breeder of the variety, Nico Wigchert, if they know the answer to this, but unfortunately none of them do. Even Nico says that plants sometimes die on his nursery and he doesn’t know why. Delphiniums can be temperamental, and are not the easiest of plants to grow. They are very easily effected by being too cold or too wet.
If you are really curious to know more, perhaps you can find a web forum specifically on Delphiniums where there may be more people to discuss and compare notes with?
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| Lori Philpott |
Wednesday, 26 April 2006 |
| I purchased my delphinium "Coral Sunset" in mid summer 2005 here in Ferndale, Washington, USA. I thouroughly enjoyed the unusual pink/peach color. It was planted in clay soil amended with peat moss and composted steer manure and kept evenly moist with drip irrigation. It is now April 25, 2006 and instead of finding any new shoots I have discovered a dead plant. It had a full southern exposure with our home directly in back of it, so it was not exposed to any of our "northeaster winds and temperatures". The lowest temperature was around 20 F. The crown of the plant was under the soil. The area was covered with snow for about 2 weeks over the winter. Any idea why it died?
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