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Foxglove question
I have a Foxglove that has appeared in my border - self seeded, we back on
to fields. It seems to be a single plant with two main flowering spikes - however one spike has the usual deep purple flower whilst the other spike is covered in cream coloured flowers - is this a common phenomenum? Graham |
Foxglove question
Graham Dixon wrote:
: I have a Foxglove that has appeared in my border - self seeded, we : back on to fields. It seems to be a single plant with two main : flowering spikes - however one spike has the usual deep purple flower : whilst the other spike is covered in cream coloured flowers - is this : a common phenomenum? : : Graham I've never seen it before and I grow them every year, perhaps it's a sport |
Foxglove question
"Robert" wrote in message ... Graham Dixon wrote: : I have a Foxglove that has appeared in my border - self seeded, we : back on to fields. It seems to be a single plant with two main : flowering spikes - however one spike has the usual deep purple flower : whilst the other spike is covered in cream coloured flowers - is this : a common phenomenum? : : Graham I've never seen it before and I grow them every year, perhaps it's a sport ******************* You mean it's amusing and easy to get on with?. . . Only joking!. Doug. ******************* |
Foxglove question
: I have a Foxglove that has appeared in my border - self seeded, we
: back on to fields. It seems to be a single plant with two main : flowering spikes - however one spike has the usual deep purple flower : whilst the other spike is covered in cream coloured flowers - is this : a common phenomenum? Foxgloves have just opened in my new (to me) garden and three quarters of them are cream. I'd never noticed cream foxgloves before so I suspect they have been selected. I wonder if they are the sort of plant where you have to pull out the purple ones or they will revert. Anyone know? Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Plaster conservation and lime plaster repair / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
Foxglove question
Anna Kettle wrote in message ... : I have a Foxglove that has appeared in my border - self seeded, we : back on to fields. It seems to be a single plant with two main : flowering spikes - however one spike has the usual deep purple flower : whilst the other spike is covered in cream coloured flowers - is this : a common phenomenum? Foxgloves have just opened in my new (to me) garden and three quarters of them are cream. I'd never noticed cream foxgloves before so I suspect they have been selected. I wonder if they are the sort of plant where you have to pull out the purple ones or they will revert. Anyone know? Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Plaster conservation and lime plaster repair / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc Hello Anna, Yes, they can revert if you are not selective, although I believe some 'alba' types are bred to be more stable. When selecting young plants, look for purely green stems. The true purpurea forms usually have a pinkish cast to their stems. Spider |
Foxglove question
On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 16:12:18 +0100, Spider wrote:
Anna Kettle wrote in message ... : I have a Foxglove that has appeared in my border - self seeded, we : back on to fields. It seems to be a single plant with two main : flowering spikes - however one spike has the usual deep purple flower : whilst the other spike is covered in cream coloured flowers - is this : a common phenomenum? Foxgloves have just opened in my new (to me) garden and three quarters of them are cream. I'd never noticed cream foxgloves before so I suspect they have been selected. I wonder if they are the sort of plant where you have to pull out the purple ones or they will revert. Anyone know? Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Plaster conservation and lime plaster repair / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc Hello Anna, Yes, they can revert if you are not selective, although I believe some 'alba' types are bred to be more stable. When selecting young plants, look for purely green stems. The true purpurea forms usually have a pinkish cast to their stems. Spider The last couple of years I had some of the purple foxgloves you see in the wild appear in one of my beds and I left them to flower and seed. At the beginning of this year I collected up about 15 to 20 plants, and repositioned them in another bed beneath some trees. I expected to get 15 to 20 purple foxgloves, but so far have managed to get a pink one and a pure white one, which was a little suprising. Can purple foxgloves produce white/pink ones naturally? Or is it more likely that the white foxgloves seeds have found their way into my garden? Regards, Paul. -- Remove _rem_ before replying by email. |
Foxglove question
Yes, they can revert if you are not selective, although I believe some
'alba' types are bred to be more stable. When selecting young plants, look for purely green stems. The true purpurea forms usually have a pinkish cast to their stems. Right then its "off with their heads" Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Plaster conservation and lime plaster repair / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
Foxglove question
To revert to the OP's question, I've just been culling my purple
foxgoves and I too found one plant which had a white and a purple stalk. Maybe its a good year for them! Anna ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Plaster conservation and lime plaster repair / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
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