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Foxgloves
Am I too late to sow foxgloves (in a cold greenhouse) for blooming next
spring/summer? Thanks. |
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from "Gilly" contains these words: Am I too late to sow foxgloves (in a cold greenhouse) for blooming next spring/summer? Yes. They are biennial, which means they don't flower till the second year. Janet |
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Hello Gilly,
I am assuming that you are refering to a cultivated variety of Digitalis Purpurea. Ideally they should have been sown much earlier, but as there are so many seeds in a packet, I think you could experiment by sowing a few. I would suggest surface sowing them on moist finely sieved compost, perhaps indoors, at 70F, not excluding light. In your greenhouse, keep them well spaced apart, and always pot on, when pot bound. I have grown all kinds of foxgloves over the years, and think it most unlikely that they will not flower next year, but I don't think you will win any prizes with them! I think you will find the Chiltern Seeds web site very interesting - they offer many different varieties. Please see the following link www.chilternseeds.co.uk Best of luck, John __________________________________________________ _______________________ "Gilly" wrote: Am I too late to sow foxgloves (in a cold greenhouse) for blooming next spring/summer? Thanks. |
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"John"
I am assuming that you are refering to a cultivated variety of Digitalis Purpurea. Ideally they should have been sown much earlier, but as there are so many seeds in a packet, I think you could experiment by sowing a few. Thanks, John. I have just sown some in my unheated greenhouse because, like you say, it's worth a try. The pack says they can be sown directly outside in September, so I figure my unheated greenhouse will probably be much the same. |
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Gilly wrote:
I have just sown some [ foxglove ] in my unheated greenhouse because, like you say, it's worth a try. The pack says they can be sown directly outside in September, so I figure my unheated greenhouse will probably be much the same. That's *very* interesting. I have some seed from a particular plant with odd characteristics that I've forgotten to put in. I shall do so this week, in a sheltered spot, if no-one forbids it. |
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