Re: Germinating seed(Correction)
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Germinating seed(Correction)
- From: B* J* D*
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:02:00 -0500
Just looked up digitalis in the Time-Life Encyclopedia and find "foxy"
is an annual/biennial. Apparently, it is the only one the breeders
have come up with.
Barbara Davis
> Valerie, It is my understanding that all digitalis is bi-ennial. You
> mentioned the showy ones. Have you had any bloom the first year?
>
> Barbara Davis southwest of Fort Worth, TX
>
>
> > Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> > 11/18/98 12:07 PM
> >
> > Patty,
> >
> > I've had good luck with foxgloves. Very easy to start from seed for me,
> > but a bugger to thin out properly because the seeds are like dust. My only
> > frustration is that the showy ones are biennials and you don't get to see
> > the fruits of your labors until the following year.
> >
> > I'm in zone 6a. Has anyone else had success in getting foxgloves to bloom
> > the spring of its first year? I don't care for 'Foxy'; it looks rather sad
> > with it's widely spaced blooms. They aren't as full as the biennials.
> >
> > Val in KY\zone 6a
> >
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