digitalis disaster
 

three years ago i bought digitalis saltwood summer. It was planted in my raised border in a general peat based compost. for the first year i kept it well watered and last year it flowered beautifully, but this year there was hardly any leaves and i had 6 flower stalks and they werent up to much. Now it has died completely,with no signs of any leaves at all. It got the sun all day, but the weather this year in the highlands hasnt been great and im wondering if the cold wet summer finished it off and should i try and get another one.

"holly" wrote in message
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three years ago i bought digitalis saltwood summer. It was planted in
my raised border in a general peat based compost. for the first year i
kept it well watered and last year it flowered beautifully, but this
year there was hardly any leaves and i had 6 flower stalks and they
werent up to much. Now it has died completely,with no signs of any
leaves at all. It got the sun all day, but the weather this year in
the highlands hasnt been great and im wondering if the cold wet summer
finished it off and should i try and get another one.


--
holly

Most digitalis are biennials or short lived perennials. Save the seed and
start more this fall for bloom for next year.

"holly" wrote in message
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three years ago i bought digitalis saltwood summer. It was planted in
my raised border in a general peat based compost. for the first year i
kept it well watered and last year it flowered beautifully, but this
year there was hardly any leaves and i had 6 flower stalks and they
werent up to much. Now it has died completely,with no signs of any
leaves at all. It got the sun all day, but the weather this year in
the highlands hasnt been great and im wondering if the cold wet summer
finished it off and should i try and get another one.


--
holly

IIRC, digitalis prefers part-sun to part shade. perhaps it was getting too
much sun?

--
Jacqueline
Carmichaels PA

didnt know they arent big sun lovers, it was in the sun all day

Didnt think it would be so short lived. Thought it would come back year after year. didnt save any seeds ! will have to try and get another one.

holly expounded:

Didnt think it would be so short lived. Thought it would come back year
after year. didnt save any seeds ! will have to try and get another one.

The trick is to let the seeds fall from the mother plant. You'll have
plenty of them next year if you do :o)

--
Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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Sunflower wrote:

"holly" wrote in message
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three years ago i bought digitalis saltwood summer. It was planted in
my raised border in a general peat based compost. for the first year i
kept it well watered and last year it flowered beautifully, but this
year there was hardly any leaves and i had 6 flower stalks and they
werent up to much. Now it has died completely,with no signs of any
leaves at all. It got the sun all day, but the weather this year in
the highlands hasnt been great and im wondering if the cold wet summer
finished it off and should i try and get another one.


--
holly


Most digitalis are biennials or short lived perennials. Save the seed and
start more this fall for bloom for next year.


Mine self seed freely.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington

Ann wrote in message . ..
holly expounded:

Didnt think it would be so short lived. Thought it would come back year
after year. didnt save any seeds ! will have to try and get another one.

The trick is to let the seeds fall from the mother plant. You'll have
plenty of them next year if you do :o)

Indeed, wild digitalis self-seeds year after year. There are road
banks full of it around here.

J. Del Col