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2/8/10 at 6:10pm
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Do hybrid Delphiniums come true to the parent plants if you winter sow or even just sow them? Connie

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2/9/10 at 2:37am
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I don't think they will be true but the offspring might be something that you like.  Who knows.

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2/9/10 at 4:49am
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Like Boo said, if the seed is garden collected, you will probably have a range of plants. If you want to increase a specific plant, it needs to  be done by division or basal cuttings
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2/9/10 at 5:54am
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I agree with grindle!

"A Rose by any other name...is still a "thorny" issue".

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