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Entire Dalmatian foxglove

boone08204boone08204 Posts: 1
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My foxglove has turned completely brown, possibly due to fungus. Are the seeds still safe to scatter; or should I toss the entire plant?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    all my Foxgloves are brown, they're over and we're in a drought here. If there are seeds they should be viable.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    If they have fungus they will be white,  brown shows the season is over for foxgloves and they’re ready to die down.
    They are woodland plants liking shade and moisture,  everything is suffering at the moment,  you can let the seeds drop or collect them and sow in a tray later. 
    They may not be Dalmatian next time,  they sometimes revert to plain colours. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Foxgloves die off in the late summer … perfectly natural. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Agree with @nutcutlet and @Lyn.  Don't be misled about endless disease possibilities when it is simply a natural progression for that particular plant. 
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    They are normally biannual, so grow one year, flower the next and then die with the seeds scattering and repeating the cycle. 
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    thevictorian said:
    They are normally biannual, so grow one year, flower the next and then die with the seeds scattering and repeating the cycle. 
    Biennial. Biannual means twice a year


    In the sticks near Peterborough
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