Delphiniums (blue)

My first knowledge of delphiniums came from a poem in 'When We Were Very Young' by A A Milne - and so I have always known they were blue! You can see it here.

I've left it a bit late to blip these ones as they are just past their best, but they are a feature of our garden - commented on my many and admired by passers-by who pause at the gate. They range from pale blue to blue with a pink sheen to a deep irridescent blue. Some have white centres and others black. Altogether they are very satisfactory, especially as they grew from a packet of seeds that came free with a Gardener's World magazine about 8 years ago. I planted the seedlings in a flower bed John had just made and have done little else to them since. They always remind me of the wonders of nature