They're best when they self seed. They can put themselves in places and combinations you would never think of. My garden is on a hillside and i love the way they can cascade down a slope in a way that would test the skills of even a Chelsea winner to achieve.
@GemmaJF of course, it's biennial, the most frustrating of the flower types 🙈
I just keep potting them on as they need it. Usually fits well as the pots are used for starting off veg also, but the timing just works for me that they are not needed for both at the same time!
I went and gave the plant a tap with my hand under it and hundreds (I'm guessing) of tiny seeds fell out! My first seed gathering!! Anyway, I sprinkled them onto a seed tray of compost, covered them in vermiculite and out then in the cold frame. Let's see what happens!
Then I went and planted the foxglove on the back of the bed. Let's see what works better! 😊
They are also very happy to be moved at any size, I've moved ones that are 12" across (before flowering). They're a bit of a nuisance here, they blow in from the wood and can take over, so I end up ripping most of them out. I can't imagine having to go to the trouble of sowing them, or even buying them!
It's fun to do from seed to get posh cultivars Main problem I have here with autumn plantings is space and weeds. Hence why I pot grow them for one season, plant out the next spring in the flowering position. The native foxgloves in the front garden, I just leave them to self seed and do their thing.
@strelitzia32 Exactly, I get a lot of wild volunteers. Last year, I had only the wild type and one hybrid. This year, I have some wild, a couple of whites, some in the wild colour but with blooms facing upright and one or two hybrid looking. It can be quite fun. I deadhead most of them and leave only one or two to go to seed. I would only sow seeds if I wanted control over the varieties.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Then I went and planted the foxglove on the back of the bed. Let's see what works better! 😊