Re: foxglove

Re starting foxglove seeds, they're pretty easy. I don't get full germination, but a satisfying amount. I started Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii Silver Fox this spring and they are huge now. I expect they'll flower next year.
This from Suite 101: Propagation Methods: Foxgloves are easy to start by seed indoors about 10 weeks before last frost date.
This from my seed instruction files: Sow late spring outdoors 1/16in deep in drills 12in apart. Keep the soil damp until germ(18 dys @ 60-65 ) Thin seedlings to 6in apart when large enough. Transplant 18in apart into flowering site in the autumn for flow-ering the following year. Will grow in most soils and prefer part shade.
T&M says: Germinate at 15-18C (59-64F) on the surface of a good free-draining, damp seed compost. Apply a fine sprinkling of vermiculite so that the seed is just covered. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag, until after germination which usually takes 14-30 days. 

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] foxglove



Thanks, I know I will love them...I have a number of things that aren't
real showy but very pretty and I have also learned to appreciate leaves and 
their texture and color.  One of my neighbors commented that I have a
jungle...so true, and now I am trying to do some prunning and weeding.  It
is too hot to transfer things.

I think I am at the point where I need to be more selective in certain
beds.  It is difficult for me to take out some of my volunteers but know
that it must be done to have attractive beds. I have several that I'm very 
pleased with and others that are a hodgepogue that need work.



[Original Message]
From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 8/14/2007 5:58:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] foxglove

Bonnie, I don't know what to tell you.  I have never started these
myself.  They were here when we moved here, and just reseed.
Since the seeds are falling now, I would guess that they should
be started now, but I don't see seedlings coming up in the fall.
Maybe, just put them out in a protected place and mark the spot
to look for them next spring.  They probably won't bloom the first
year, but they will come back pretty dependably after that.
I hope you aren't disappointed with these - they don't really
look like the ordinary foxgloves.  I love them, but they aren't
really showy.
Good luck with them.
Auralie

In a message dated 08/14/2007 4:04:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
holmesbm@usit.net writes:

Auralie, Thanks so much for the yellow floxglove seeds. I have always
used seedlings, my foxglove are white) so am a little uncertain about
when to start these. When do you usually plant the seeds? Here, foxglove
blooms late spring/early summer, depending on our weather, so I'm
thinking of putting some seeds out now to see if they do well with
cooler winter temperatures.





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