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Foxglove ?
Sorry I know I keep asking lots of questions re foxgloves, I have lots sprouting up and just want to make sure I'm keeping the real thing and not some thug
Is this really a foxglove ? The leaves are huge !
Its smothering my sweet pea's so could do with moving it if it is a foxglove.
thank you.
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My foxglove leaves are massive too! So the answer is probably yes
Yes 99% sure that's a Foxglove...I'm envious!!
I sometimes get huge ones like that in this garden. That will be the one you allow to go to seed and then when they're ripe just cut it down and swish it over the areas where you want foxgloves in the future
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If I allow my foxglove to drop it seeds will they germinate naturally or do they require my assistance?
They'll do it themselves, but you may find they spread themselves a bit thickly, so when the seedpods are dry and beginning to open I cut the spike off and swish it around the beds and borders where I want more foxgloves.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If it has a furry feel to the leaves then yes it probably is a fox glove. Could be a weed though! I let the weeds go to flower if I'm not sure then pull them out when I am sure!