I'm so glad we're finally seeing pictures of your magical garden here, Janet! Hooray.

How tall is the Red Cascade and the larkspur? They look pretty tall...

Beautiful!!!

Hey, Kim. Maybe 4 1/2 feet.

just beautiful Floridarose!!!
It takes my breath away. I'm trying larkspur for the first time this year. Your plants are an inspiration.

Than you, Shops. Once you plant larkspur you will always have them, but I also plant the double hybrids called Imperial every year. They will come back as the common larkspur the next year. Don't forget they require darkness to sprout, so they must be covered. They are my favorite annual with roses, but they don't like heat. I have to start them in the fall.

That's good to know. My larkspur have only achieved 18" so far.

Are they seedlings, or are you saying that's as tall as mature ones got? For some reason the purple ones are the most robust of all the colors and get quite tall.

That's as tall as they got, all colors. It may very well be that I am getting the seedlings in the ground too late.

i forgot how beautiful red and purple go together.

Mine are called Giant Imperial. I wonder if you planted a smaller cultivar? I can't remember if I sent you larkspur seeds last year. If I did, they were the Giant Imperial.

Damask, it is lovely together, and I also love purple and yellow together.

be still my heart! Lovely...beautiful..just love your garden picture. I have been trying larkspur here in KY. with a little success. I plant the seeds in the fall. I have never seen these tall ones and I love them I must look for the seeds. Thank you for sharing your garden. Lesley

Beautiful picture. I think Red Cascade is a spectacularly distinctive rose -- though without scent. Even so.

Than you, Lesley. My garden can't hold a candle to yours. I also plant in the fall and get late winter, early spring blooms.

Monarda, I also love Red Cascade but not the prickles on it. The blooms are very long lasting and unlike most reds the color doesn't bleach out to a dark pink in our heat and humidity. It stays that beautiful dark red. I suppose larkspur for you would be summer annuals?

I love the larkspur. I wish I could water enough to keep it going here.

thank you for the photos

More larkspur.

Wow! Thank you for the larkspur secret. I am marking my calendar for planting the seeds next fall. October, I assume...

October is good, Thonotorose. They need about three weeks of total darkness after planting before they sprout.