Mike Derby wrote:

"Michael" wrote in a message:
I've never seen a foxglove before with blooms that point *up*... are they
actually rare or have I just been unlucky?

Unlucky! Certainly not.


Uhhh... I meant unlucky *before* now. :-)

I think your Foxglove is one of the
'Excelsior' strain of Digitalis purpurea. The flowers grow
horizontally on the spike and can be pink, purple, cream or white in
colour. A jolly nice and special Foxglove to have in your garden.

It is indeed, and there are dozens of them scattered around the garden. All
but this one are in shades of purple or cream, with blooms that hang... and
since D. purpurea is an annual/sometimes-biennial, I'd guessed that this was
just an interesting sport.

Whatever - you're right. It's nice and it's special. :-)