RE: Foxgloves

I live in the Pacific Northwest and here, once you have foxglove, you have
them forever.  While technically they are a biennial, in our climate I get
seedlings that same summer after their early summer bloom.  They often will
bloom the next year, making them more a reseeding annual for me (although
the seedlings do get nearly a full year of growth between seeding and
blooming).  They don't seem to care if its cold, shady soil, or dry soil,
they seed everywhere.  But I love 'em so that's okay by me.  I just pull up
to edit where I will and often pass these along to neighbors, etc.

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the 
flowers come together to praise the Lord and teach all 
who look upon them to do likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Warner [w*@massed.net]
> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 1999 2:55 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Foxgloves
> 
> 
> I have never had my foxgloves reseed themselves in my garden, 
> although I
> gather the seeds and then grow little rows in my raised beds. 
>  But, some of
> plants, which I gave to a friend, reseeded themselves like mad in her
> garden.  The difference seemed to be that my garden beds have 
> nice soil
> around the plants, and hers were growing next to a flagstone 
> paved walk
> which had fairly thin soil near the edges--and guess where 
> thousands of
> little seedlings popped up.  They were the very same family 
> of plants. Go
> figure.  Judy W (needless to say we moved lots and I 
> reclaimed my share.)
> 
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