I bought my first dark blue delphinium in July and it already had four blooms on it. I had cut the flowers off when they lost their perkiness. After the blooms were gone I left the plant in it's original pot. About four weeks later new growth was coming from around the base while the original leaves,very dark green, slowly dried out and I cut them off at the base so more energy would go to the new leaves. I also repotted the plant. The new growth is triple the size of the original and the leaves are not dark green. Now a stalk has come up and the buds are growing. I noticed that in between the top buds are black fibers or very small skinny leaves. Is this normal? Should I pluck out the black fiber things? I live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a condo on the second floor. Any idea how to store it over the winter? I do have room in the basement that will go no lower than 42F degrees. Or do I put it in a styrofoam container with lid. And because of my potted situation, what care should I give it during the winter? Any help is welcome!
I bought my first dark blue delphinium in July and it already had four blooms on it. I had cut the flowers off when they lost their perkiness. After the blooms were gone I left the plant in it's original pot. About four weeks later new growth was coming from around the base while the original leaves,very dark green, slowly dried out and I cut them off at the base so more energy would go to the new leaves. I also repotted the plant. The new growth is triple the size of the original and the leaves are not dark green. Now a stalk has come up and the buds are growing. I noticed that in between the top buds are black fibers or very small skinny leaves. Is this normal? Should I pluck out the black fiber things? I live near Milwaukee, Wisconsin in a condo on the second floor. Any idea how to store it over the winter? I do have room in the basement that will go no lower than 42F degrees. Or do I put it in a styrofoam container with lid. And because of my potted situation, what care should I give it during the winter? Any help is welcome!