six pack of fox gloves

[NwMtGardener]

And Mary, I'm sure you are careful with all your kiddos and not letting them eat plants, but especially this one!

 

[Smart Red]

If you purchased them from a garden center or home improvement center then I would expect them to flower this year. If you purchased them from a private seller, they may be first year plants.

 

[ninnymary]

Thanks Red, you give me hope. I bought them from a very nice nursery. Once I got them out of the pack and planted they looked much bigger. They're about 2 inches tall?

Mary

 

[MontyJ]

I grew some foxglove from seed in 2011. They didn't bloom that summer. We had a mild winter and a few of them survived. They bloomed last summer and were incredible looking! DW loved them in her flower island. I hope they do as Steve said and reseed. Our winter can be so hard that I'm not holding out any hope. I'm with Red though. If you bought them from a nursery, they may very well bloom this year.

 

[thistlebloom]

Mary, if they are already forming a spike then they'll bloom this year. There are some foxglove that will bloom their first year, I think they are called dalmation, and there are some true perennial digitalis that come back every year. I have one which right now I can't remember the name...it's small and pale yellow and is more of a soft clump rather than a tall spire. It's short lived but it has come back for three years now. Well, I don't know if it's going to come back this year, it's still early.
Digitalis grandiflora is also a true perennial, and will also self sow. Digitalis purpurea is a biennial.

Does the tag tell you the variety?

 

[ninnymary]

thistle, the tag says digitalis purprea and it's called "Foxy Mix". So will it bloom this year? The plants don't really look that small for being in a six pack. They look like they could have been in a 4" pot. Why would they sell them if they aren't going to bloom this year?

Mary

 

[thistlebloom]

The "Foxy" foxgloves are shorter than the standard foxgloves. I don't know if that means they won't bloom this year. I have some Foxys'
that I also bought in a sixpack, a few years ago, and I think I remember them blooming the first summer.

But I'm not positive.

 

[ninnymary]

Wow, this is a super old post. Louis, that is a beautiful peach fox glove. Never seen that color.

I haven't grown them in a while. Maybe I'll see if I can find a place for one or two next year.

Mary