Re: Digitalis grandiflora
- Subject: Re: Digitalis grandiflora
- From: "AWarner" a*@charter.net
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 04:47:26 -0400
I think mine must be the lutea--judging from the foliage. Judy Warner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: Digitalis grandiflora
> Hello Susan,
> Yep, Digitalis grandiflora is perfectly perennial here. I have had
this
> one in the garden for some years now. to be exact mine is the cultivar
> 'Temple Bells', which has larger blooms in a softer creamy yellow. Another
> perennial yellow foxglove is D. lutea. this one has smaller bloom, but
> foliage I like better - deep green and sturdy, stiffly upright, stems.
Forms
> nice clumps over time. Also have had the D. mertonensis for some year and
it
> has never lived up to expectations for me. Always very short stems. Tried
it
> in about 3 different locations now. D. lanata is perennial here as well.
All
> of these are relative short ... about 3 feet.... it is the biannual that
are
> the tall and showy foxgloves.
> Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Okay, let's talk about a plant with a PERFECT color: pale yellow ;-)
> >
> > I just bought one of these last night at Lowe's, $3.++ for a gallon in
> bloom. I love foxglove but have not grown this one before. It claims to
be
> perennial, is it? Sun or shade or does it matter?
> >
> > Any experience shared is appreciated.
>
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