Delphinium nudicaule is occasionally available in the UK in garden centers, but it has always been short lived for me. I did get it to self seed for a while but I came to the conclusion that I really needed to save the seeds on a regular basis in order to keep it going. Definately lovely and worth trying! Peter (UK) On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM, Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> wrote: > My most favorite species of Delphinium is D. nudicaule, a native of > northern > California and southwestern Oregon. The best form of this species are the > scarlet red flowers with succulent leaves, such as ones found at the top of > Mount Diablo in northern CA. The top of the mountain is just about 4000ft, > and receives snow in winter. Photos of this form and several other forms > can be seen on the wiki: > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > If anyone in colder climates would like to try a summer dry Delphinium that > is hardy, high altitude form of this species would be a charm to have in > the > garden. I'm not sure how it responds to being grown in the ground though. > > Nhu > Berkeley, CA > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net > >wrote: > > > My main experience with American geophytic Delphinium species is with > > Delphinium luteum and D. nelsonii. > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >