I grew foxgloves from seed last spring and they flourished in my full-sun community garden. I must have had over one hundred gorgeous plants--so many that I gifted dozens to friends and neighbors. In fact, although they are supposed to flower the second year, their situation was so perfect that some of them poked up and sent beautiful flowers in this, their first season!
My true intention was to cultivate them until the weather cooled down in this South Carolina heat and finally transplant them to my home garden. I have been told that due to their highly toxic level of digitalis, they substitute as chemical "scarecrows" to the unwanted critters that would otherwise make a salad out of my roses and other edibles.
With the weather slightly cooler, I began to transfer a few (4 to be exact) to their final resting spot. I even used "Quick Start," an Ortho product that eases the root shock of new transplants. The very next day, I saw these once very robust leaves hanging over like month-old lettuce.
My hope is to wait much longer for consistently cooler temps. I have more than 50 plants left and I'm hoping the odds are with me.
I bought two foxglove plants (Dalmatian and Camelot) that were already in bloom. They weren’t in great condition, and now the flowers are all turning brown and shrivelling up, even the little ones at the top. The leaves are a little brown but not too bad overall. Is something wrong? What should I do? Thank you!
Assuming the rootball is not dry and it lacks water, When they start to flower they have about three weeks left to live. They will set seed which you can scatter about for seedlings to continue for next year or year after.
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I did get a lovely soft pink Foxglove this year that just appeared in the border. That was a wild one.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
I sympathize with you, Anna.
I grew foxgloves from seed last spring and they flourished in my full-sun community garden. I must have had over one hundred gorgeous plants--so many that I gifted dozens to friends and neighbors. In fact, although they are supposed to flower the second year, their situation was so perfect that some of them poked up and sent beautiful flowers in this, their first season!
My true intention was to cultivate them until the weather cooled down in this South Carolina heat and finally transplant them to my home garden. I have been told that due to their highly toxic level of digitalis, they substitute as chemical "scarecrows" to the unwanted critters that would otherwise make a salad out of my roses and other edibles.
With the weather slightly cooler, I began to transfer a few (4 to be exact) to their final resting spot. I even used "Quick Start," an Ortho product that eases the root shock of new transplants. The very next day, I saw these once very robust leaves hanging over like month-old lettuce.
My hope is to wait much longer for consistently cooler temps. I have more than 50 plants left and I'm hoping the odds are with me.