I don’t do a lot with mine, and they seem to come back each year (I presume the seedlings from the present plant?) This years show has been magnificent with one reaching almost 8 foot tall. Perhaps it had something to do with last years summer? Im just debating whether to trim the big stalks down, but I don’t think the seed heads are quite ready yet, so will give them a bit longer, I think. (I can’t remember when I did it last year).
The seed pods have to be black before to try to save them. I’m pulling out some of the wild ones leaving whites and pale pinks, the seeds which drop this year will germinate and make tiny plants next Spring, then grow on and flower the following year. If I sow them in trays I do so in March to May, then plant out the following spring when they are bigger pot plants. You can sow the in autumn but I don’t like to do anything through the winter, that’s my rest time.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
with that one I've lost track of how old the plants are, it's a good seeder
@nutcutlet. You gave me seeds of those years ago, still going strong, I’ve promised seeds to someone on here in the Seed Swap thread. i don’t know if they are the same plants or self seeders.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Has anyone else had quite a few stunted foxgloves this year? Quite a lot of my self-seeded ones only got to about a foot tall, if that, but they did produce some flowers. I've not seen that happen previously, and we've had foxgloves here for years. I am often to be found shifting the seedlings once they've got to a reasonable leaf size, because like most self-seeders they tend to pop up where you might not want them.
No longer newish but can't think of a new name so will remain forever newish.
I don't know what variety my foxgloves are, because the first one arrived uninvited, four years ago. I thought they were all biennial, but the original one is still going strong, despite being a great-grandparent. Each year it has more but smaller flowers than the year before. I get more of its descendants every year. As with many of my flowers, I harvest the seed every year, offer it on our seed swap, neighbourhood websites, sell them for charity ....
Would there be any foxglove seedlings this time of year? I can’t remember what they look like, in case weed them out by mistake!
Bit early for new seedlings, although perhaps in some areas, plants have flowered earlier than usual. I have some very tiny ones which are from last year though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Stephanie newish gardener (or not so newish after all!) One of my foxgloves had a really weird flower on top, looked like conjoined twins. I think the technical term is fasciation (hope I've spelt that right). It's do with the peculiar weather this year.
Can also happen if the embryo flower spike is damaged by insects @Lizzie27 ( and there are alot of them this year) I do have baby foxgloves in my garden , I tell by the slightly furry look of the leaves, but not as many as last year.
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This years show has been magnificent with one reaching almost 8 foot tall. Perhaps it had something to do with last years summer?
Im just debating whether to trim the big stalks down, but I don’t think the seed heads are quite ready yet, so will give them a bit longer, I think. (I can’t remember when I did it last year).
I’m pulling out some of the wild ones leaving whites and pale pinks, the seeds which drop this year will germinate and make tiny plants next Spring, then grow on and flower the following year.
If I sow them in trays I do so in March to May, then plant out the following spring when they are bigger pot plants.
You can sow the in autumn but I don’t like to do anything through the winter, that’s my rest time.
i don’t know if they are the same plants or self seeders.
foxglove seedlings this time of year? I can’t remember what they look like, in case weed them out by mistake!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
One of my foxgloves had a really weird flower on top, looked like conjoined twins. I think the technical term is fasciation (hope I've spelt that right). It's do with the peculiar weather this year.
I do have baby foxgloves in my garden , I tell by the slightly furry look of the leaves, but not as many as last year.