Re: Thanks for the Advice!
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Thanks for the Advice!
- From: s*@bway.net
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 17:30:59 -0500
>At 12:16 PM 2/20/99, VBouffard@aol.com wrote:
>>I wouldn't give up on the foxgloves quite yet. I had foxgloves the year
>>before last and was expecting them to seed themselves right away, but the
>>seedlings (by their dozens) didn't appear until the following spring. Our
>>climate is colder than yours; I don't know whether that is a factor.
>>
>I thot Foxglves were Bi-ennials.
>won't come up til the second year
While most Digitalis are biennial, there are several species that are
somewhat perennial (eg: D. ferruginea). It is also possible for biennial
Digitalis, when 'happy', to produce offshoot plants at the base of the
current year's flowering rosette of leaves, so as to extend the life of the
plant for one or more seasons.
That said, we think that the discussion was not referring to the life
expectancy of the plants, but rather as to when the seeds from the previous
season's flowers would germinate in a garden setting.
In our experience Digitalis seeds can germinate in the garden either during
the current season or the following one (and perhaps even the year after
that).
Bill & Harvey
SKID Plants Zone 6 CT USA
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