is there a reason ... why it cant go in the ground??? here are your variables: they are full sun plants... window light might not work ... you will spend about $100 on lights and electricity ... terra cotta pots are a nightmare indoors... very hard to deal with.. add $5 to 10 more dollars for a new pot ... potting media is very important indoors.. add 10 to 20 more dollars ... in snow country.. forced air furnaces dont create or allow enough humidity for OUTDOOR plants .... so add another 10 or 15 $$$ for a tray .. some gravel.. to create humidity .. plus other variable .. i think you get the point... when it all boils down.. you are going to spend one to two hundred dollars.. for a plant you can buy next spring. for $3 ... now.. all that said.. GO FOR IT ... i always want to enable some newbie in gardening ... but dont be surprised or POd if you fail ... no one ever learned something new.. w/o trying ... i suggest you visit the container forum for info on growing plants in pots ... especially in regard to terra cotta indoors ... with a furnace ... the pot itself can wick water out of the media ... and though cactus can enjoy such.. on a heavy water plant.. it can be a problem .... balancing it all out ... and then the houseplant forum.. for any wisdom they might offer as to dealing with perennials as houseplants ... and GOOD LUCK!!!! ken ps: presuming apartment.. i would find a friend with a yard.. plant it in the garden in late sept or so ... and go get it back in april ... repot it.. and love it up .... that would be called 'healing it in' for winter .....

I would surface sow them.

Jennifer The marguerite daisy that flower farmer mentioned is a member of the anthemis family. Colors are yellow, white and orange and the stems get quite long so they do make nice fillers in a bouquet. They have always flowered late spring to early summer for me. You get lots of bloom and if you cut the plant back to a couple inches off the ground you will get repeat bloom. As a perennial they are rather short lived as they tend to bloom themselves out after a couple of years. There is another "marguerite" daisy that belongs to the argyranthemum family. These are lovely flowers from the Canary Islands with the large daisy flowers. These plants are usually purchased as plugs from wholesalers such as Germania or Gloeckners. I believe these would be perennial in your climate but I'm not sure. I grow them as an annual and they are great in bouquets. Hope this helps. Moss

Sheila: I haven't tried to actually grow delphiniums here in Florida but I wouldn't expect them to do well. The National Gardening Association says: "Delphiniums thrive in regions with relatively cool and moist summers, and often struggle in hot, dry summer weather. However, some new varieties are more tolerant of heat." I would suggest substituting a blue salvia instead (I'm guessing the delphinium that caught your eye was a spike of gorgeous blue). You could plant salvia farinacea (a.k.a. mealy cup sage) or salvia Mystic Spires. My Lowes sells both. Mystic Spires is the larger both height and width-wise, but is a beauty. Both of these would be perennial for you. My Mystic Spires is just beginning to bloom and will continue until frost stops it. June