I just planted one this year, but if you're tired of it, its time to move on.

I guess that’s what I needed to hear from someone……good luck with yours. Mine used to bloom 6-7 feet tall but not the last two years. One of the hard things about caring for it is it must be tied up, all the time. The branches are hollow and do not support much weight, often bending over with the weight of the blooms with are beautiful, but short lived.

debra

Thanks for the tips. I did notice a second bloom, but then the deer ate it.

If only I could grow delphinium. It's an annual in my yard. Yours is lovely. I guess I don't have good drainage and my clay soil has killed many a perennial. I do understand not wanting a plant that can't support itself--that's why I grow daylilies and only ones with strong scapes. Steve, that's a bummer about the deer but they do like to eat flower blossoms.

Steve, never had a second bloom…….. :-(

debra

Have you thought of planting something in front of it, to hide the ugly foliage?

I planted delphs for the first time 4 years ago. The first 3 years, the foliage looked great all summer. But this year, it got so ugly that I cut most of them to the ground, where new growth was already showing up. Do you think this is something that must be done as the plant gets older?

Do you remember if your plants looked ok in their first years?