I have some seed, of foxglove, from a particularly interesting plant
that flowered last year. What's my best chance of getting it to grow?
I would see what comes of it.

Chris Bacon wrote:
I have some seed, of foxglove, from a particularly interesting plant
that flowered last year. What's my best chance of getting it to grow?
I would see what comes of it.

Best sowing of digitalis should have been done straight after
collecting the seeds so that the plant is underway strong enough to
sustain the winter. You can sow them now, but they need a bit of warmth
to get them started and that's the difficult bit when sowing them in
spring. If you are successful they also flower the same year. But it's
harder to get them started. Next time, sow them in September or like
me, just I leave them do their thing - every year for the last 7 years,
they've moved of their own accord around my garden. It's always a
surpise! This week end I've discovered one self seeded itself on the
edge of a pot full of mint. There's going to be competition! )

"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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I have some seed, of foxglove, from a particularly interesting plant
that flowered last year. What's my best chance of getting it to grow?
I would see what comes of it.

In what way was it interesting? I ask because that might give a clue as to
whether it's annual, biennial, perennial or a short lived perennial.
Is the parent still around ?

Rupert wrote:
"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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I have some seed, of foxglove, from a particularly interesting plant
that flowered last year. What's my best chance of getting it to grow?
I would see what comes of it.


In what way was it interesting? I ask because that might give a clue as to
whether it's annual, biennial, perennial or a short lived perennial.
Is the parent still around ?

The thread is at:

http://tinyurl.com/al7hw
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....5ba527c8618a2b

The parent expired at the end of the season. I've got some photos,
which I shall endeavour to upload somewhere.

The plant was a large and strong one. The central flower spike
terminated in a "rosette" affair, vaguely akin to a sunflower
with minimal heart. The central spike was surrounded by others
terminating in a "peloric" flower, different from the top one:

*
|
v | v
\ | /
\|/
-^-

A bit like that. There werw normal flowers on each spike as
well, excepting the "point".

La Puce wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
I have some seed, of foxglove, from a particularly interesting plant
that flowered last year. What's my best chance of getting it to grow?
I would see what comes of it.

Best sowing of digitalis should have been done straight after
collecting the seeds so that the plant is underway strong enough to
sustain the winter.

I was interested to see what happened, so collected the vast majority
of the seed in a jam-jar. I wanted to make sure I spread it somewhere
favourable, but, of course, didn't, so I've done the plant a disservice.


You can sow them now, but they need a bit of warmth
to get them started and that's the difficult bit when sowing them in
spring. If you are successful they also flower the same year. But it's
harder to get them started.

I wondered whether to do that, or keep them 'till later, and sow
them then, hopling the old seed ramained somewhat viable.


Next time, sow them in September or like
me, just I leave them do their thing - every year for the last 7 years,
they've moved of their own accord around my garden.

I would have, but... see my first paragraph.

gloom

"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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Rupert wrote:
"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
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I have some seed, of foxglove, from a particularly interesting plant
that flowered last year. What's my best chance of getting it to grow?
I would see what comes of it.

snip

The thread is at:

http://tinyurl.com/al7hw
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....5ba527c8618a2b

The parent expired at the end of the season. I've got some photos,
which I shall endeavour to upload somewhere.

The plant was a large and strong one. The central flower spike
terminated in a "rosette" affair, vaguely akin to a sunflower
with minimal heart. The central spike was surrounded by others
terminating in a "peloric" flower, different from the top one:

*
|
v | v
\ | /
\|/
-^-

A bit like that. There werw normal flowers on each spike as
well, excepting the "point".

Thanks for that Chris. I now remember. I had not made the connection .