Re: [SG] Foxgloves finished blooming!

Bill, I have just discovered foxgloves this year and am absolutely crazy about
them.  Do you have an address for Arrowhead Alpines?
Thanks,
Jennifer McCool
North Alabama, zone 7

Bill Shear wrote:

> >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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