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One of a kind?
I've never seen a foxglove before with blooms that point *up*... are they
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One of a kind?
"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. 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. Mike Derby |
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One of a kind?
"Michael" wrote in message news:3AR7k.26492$Jx.26384@pd7urf1no... I've never seen a foxglove before with blooms that point *up*... are they actually rare or have I just been unlucky? It does look odd ... Mary |
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One of a kind?
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. :-) |
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