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Foxgloves

Hattie ElizabethHattie Elizabeth Posts: 32
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I'm very lucky to have a huge amount of foxgloves come up this year however they've all seemed to grow in one area all on top of each other....so I moved them spread them out abit but now they are all limp and sad looking i have watered them but didn't seem to help....will they come back? 

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

    Hi Hattie Elizabeth. It depends on how long it is since you moved them. If its not too long I would just be patient. They do usually move quite well. Do not over water them though as that can be damaging.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    I've found that foxgloves in the ground are usually quite happy to be moved, up until the stage when they start to put up a flower spike ... once that has started they're best left where they are unless you can take a really large rootball. 


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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I find they put up with a lot of abuse. They have to here image

    As Ladybird says, if you've moved them recently, they'll just be adjusting to the move. 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276

    Agree with everyone here, I'm often potting up self sown foxgloves, then planting somewhere else etc. Very tough plants image

  • Hattie ElizabethHattie Elizabeth Posts: 32

    Ok thank you all! I only moved them a couple of days ago so hopefully they will come back ?

  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    Make sure to spread lots of seeds where you do want them later in the year.

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