The first thing you should know is that eating the seeds of this flower would probably kill you. They are the basis of digitalis (the actual scientific name of the plant).
Foxglove are biennials, meaning you plant them this year for blooming next year. They are very good at reseeding themselves and could be a little invasive if you just let them grow.
Foxglove come in many colors and combinations of colors. For some reason, I had almost all pink flowers this year in one area and almost all white in another area. If you want to have a particular color, tie a piece of yarn around that stem and when it goes to seed collect them in a plastic or paper bag and plant them in a new area.
Planting the seeds is a simple as it gets; simply rough up the soil, spread the seed and walk over the area to pack it down. Give it a spray of water every day for a week or so and they will start sending up tiny green leaves. Just leave them alone, other than thinning them if they are too close together.
You can take the tiny new plants and transplant them by making a small hole in the soil for the root portion and pushing the soil in around it. Water it and forget it.
Foxglove requires very little care. After they bloom and start looking ragged, I clip off the dead seed stock and just leave it on the ground to release the rest of it's seed. In the fall I clip off the rest of the plant and they go into the compost pile.
You should plant Foxglove near the back of your flower bed as they can reach heights of almost five feet.
So whether you start with seed or a small plant, growing Foxglove is very easy.
Happy growing!
Foxglove are biennials, meaning you plant them this year for blooming next year. They are very good at reseeding themselves and could be a little invasive if you just let them grow.
Foxglove come in many colors and combinations of colors. For some reason, I had almost all pink flowers this year in one area and almost all white in another area. If you want to have a particular color, tie a piece of yarn around that stem and when it goes to seed collect them in a plastic or paper bag and plant them in a new area.
Planting the seeds is a simple as it gets; simply rough up the soil, spread the seed and walk over the area to pack it down. Give it a spray of water every day for a week or so and they will start sending up tiny green leaves. Just leave them alone, other than thinning them if they are too close together.
You can take the tiny new plants and transplant them by making a small hole in the soil for the root portion and pushing the soil in around it. Water it and forget it.
Foxglove requires very little care. After they bloom and start looking ragged, I clip off the dead seed stock and just leave it on the ground to release the rest of it's seed. In the fall I clip off the rest of the plant and they go into the compost pile.
You should plant Foxglove near the back of your flower bed as they can reach heights of almost five feet.
So whether you start with seed or a small plant, growing Foxglove is very easy.
Happy growing!
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