Could it be that the last photo is foxglove - a mid-green. And the 2nd to last photo, the plant in the middle could be an alkanet - a more deep blue-ish green?
The difficulty is that the deeper pinky-purple the flower colour the ‘bluer’ the leaves may be … but not always … whereas the lighter leaves may produce whiter, creamier blooms … but there’s no guarantee … foxgloves … they’re wild and have minds of their own … I think they’re my favourite flowers 🤍 💜
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ah, that's good to know, maybe they are different types of foxglove. I checked around the stems and they do all look much the same in that area. A slight pinky tinge to the green as well.
I'm going to find it hard to thin them but I know I must do it to produce healthier flowers. I'll wait until after rain then have a go. Some can go in the other flowerbed, and maybe some, or just one, in a large pot.
If you have no room for the thinned out ones, put them in pots and give them away on something like gumtree. That's what I do, spread a favourite flower of the bumblebee around your town 😁. It is best to thin them because they get pretty big and they'll all be too squidged otherwise.
That's a good idea Crazybeelady. I'd better be 100% sure they are foxgloves, but I think from what the forum said, we are sure now. I love having bumble bees so that's a big motivation for me to replant/give away.
I could plant some in big pots like this one - about 33cm wide at the top and 30cm high, I guess one per pot. For people who don't have gardens to replant into.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.