I have bought some foxglove polka dot large plants for 2 pound from my local nursery they are suppost to be truely perrenial hardy and also sterile and look very similar to the foxglove illumination pink. They much cheaper just a heads up if anyone is wanting to replace there dead ones.
Thanks cairnsie - I will check it out. If my memory serves me correctly in Illumination was awarded Chelsea 2012 plant of the year and heralded as the first perennial foxglove (hardy perennial)
I won one last year (was a big plant not the usual T&M plugs). It performed really well, but like the rest of you it's a no show this year, the rest of the normal foxgloves in the same area are fine. I'd say this is a container plant that needs overwintering, shame they didn't just say that.
gardening_greek on twitter, He's T&Ms new plant specialist. Might be interesting if he has any comments on how to overwinter these, and if they really are supposed to be truely hardy. It's been a long cold winter but here in newcastle it#s not been that wet really. infact if anything it's been a bit dry.
In the same area as i planted the foxglove i've got, astilbe, phlox, wild garlic, normal foxgloves, heuchera, primula, hostas, and rhubarb, all those are fine and made it through the winter no probs, just not the illumination.
i have had some perennial foxgloves in my garden for some years now.. and i bought some more of ebay last year.. now i dont remember the name but they have creamy yellow flowers in the same shape as normal foxglove flower but only stand 18ins tall..
these have come back year after year for the fourth time now.. they die down over winter.. the first year i thought they had died,.. but mum said give htem time. and they did shoot again end of spring.. and have done each year now.
i have now seeded some for more plants and they have grown well this year..
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I have bought some foxglove polka dot large plants for 2 pound from my local nursery they are suppost to be truely perrenial hardy and also sterile and look very similar to the foxglove illumination pink. They much cheaper just a heads up if anyone is wanting to replace there dead ones.
Thanks cairnsie - I will check it out. If my memory serves me correctly in Illumination was awarded Chelsea 2012 plant of the year and heralded as the first perennial foxglove (hardy perennial)
Yep - you're right mate!!! I'm going to get some. Thanks cairnsie
No problem i was looking for the illumination and spotted them in the nursery.
I won one last year (was a big plant not the usual T&M plugs). It performed really well, but like the rest of you it's a no show this year, the rest of the normal foxgloves in the same area are fine. I'd say this is a container plant that needs overwintering, shame they didn't just say that.
Thanks for the reply Andy. I've sent an email to Gardeners' World (BBC2). If anyone wants to reiterate the point the address is:
[email protected]
gardening_greek on twitter, He's T&Ms new plant specialist. Might be interesting if he has any comments on how to overwinter these, and if they really are supposed to be truely hardy. It's been a long cold winter but here in newcastle it#s not been that wet really. infact if anything it's been a bit dry.
In the same area as i planted the foxglove i've got, astilbe, phlox, wild garlic, normal foxgloves, heuchera, primula, hostas, and rhubarb, all those are fine and made it through the winter no probs, just not the illumination.
I'll check it out - thanks Andy
i have had some perennial foxgloves in my garden for some years now.. and i bought some more of ebay last year.. now i dont remember the name but they have creamy yellow flowers in the same shape as normal foxglove flower but only stand 18ins tall..
these have come back year after year for the fourth time now.. they die down over winter.. the first year i thought they had died,.. but mum said give htem time. and they did shoot again end of spring.. and have done each year now.
i have now seeded some for more plants and they have grown well this year..
so maybe these might... come up