Dear John, As I said before the plant you saw is Delphinium cardinale. There are only two red ones and the other, Delphinium nudicaule, blooms earlier, is found in a different area and is not as tall. Delphiniums set seed after they flower relatively soon, especially it the soil they are in is dry. All of us who grow Delphinium nudicaule can testify that some of the seed gets away from you before you expect and comes up in interesting places. Mary Sue >Can someone please confirm that the ones I photographed are actually D. >cardinale