Cait's Garden

I think delphiniums are gorgeous things. Such beautiful long stalks and such perfect bell-shaped flowers. Unfortunately, delphiniums are delicate and fussy and I’ve learned my lesson not to waste money on trying to get them to grow year after year in my garden. Although it’s not quite the perfect substitute, I have found that tall hybrids of campanula (aka bellflower) can be decent visual substitutes with none of the drawbacks and none of the delicacy. There is height, there are ruffly, bell-shaped flowers, and these bells won’t balk at anything summer throws at them.