Re: foxglove

not all are biennial.  Many are perennials
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W" <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] foxglove
Since I believe foxglove are biennial, it is my understanding that you can start the seeds now, and then the small plants will go dormant during winter and come back in spring even stronger. Plant away! 

Theresa

Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
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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