Re: [SG] Foxgloves finished blooming!

>Bill-
>
>Seems you are quite knowledgeable about the Foxgloves...must be one of your
>favorites.  I have a question...I purchased the Rehmannia elata (Chinese
>Foxglove) seeds from Thompson & Morgan this year and they have germinated
>fine.  The plants are now in larger pots (6") still in a shady
>location.....have you had any experience with this cousin of the Foxglove? I
>understand that these are for zone 9-10 and you are in a cooler zone but I
>thought I would ask.

Kemberly--yes, I have tried it twice here (from plants) and though it grew
very well through the summers it failed to survive the winters (even the
mild winters we have been experiencing lately). We are Z7a here.  The
plants came from a nursery in North Carolina and were supposedly hardy
there, but that is a half-zone warmer.  I understand that where it is
happy, it spreads rapidly by both seed and runners.

I got hooked on foxgloves several years ago and have a collection of about
a dozen different species.  Arrowhead Alpines is the best source for
unusual foxgloves.

Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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