Comments on: Common Foxglove (Digitalis)

By: Shirley

Shirley — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:55:10 +0000

Margaret, since your foxgloves were planted last spring, they should blossom this year. Most foxgloves are biennials, which means that the plants need a year of growth before they blossom the second year. It sounds like your foxgloves are doing well.

By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:17:02 +0000

I planted in early spring, some small foxglove plants bought from the nursery, how or when do they flower. The plants are now very healthy and leafy looking. Thanks

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:52:14 +0000

I have always just scattered the seeds. They naturally would go through a cold period here over winter. I guess it would depend on when the seeds were planted… I have always planted mine in the fall after the seed pods dried. If you planted your saved seeds in the spring, I would think yes, they would need some time in the freezer first.

By: lees

lees — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:43:32 +0000

I saved some seeds in a envelope, I have another plant that when you collect the seeds you have to freeze them for 5 days before planting, is this true for foxgove?

By: Shirley

Shirley — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:50:20 +0000

I’m glad my information was helpful. One thing you might try is to make sure that the soil around your foxglove plant is soft and well worked up… then leave the flower stalks on the plant. When the seed pods dry and open, the seeds will drop into the soil and will probably germinate. You won’t see any germination until mid or late spring, but if you are careful not to disturb the soil around the foxglove, I would bet that next year you will find more little seedlings around that mother foxglove than you will really want!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:57:38 +0000

Last year, I was the lucky recipient of a volunteer foxglove (I understand that seeds can blow up to 3 miles away) and I am enamored! I attempted to start a small “foxglove garden” and was disappointed in my efforts. I did not have a lot of luck in my bumbling trials to propogate the seeds. Rather, last year, I cut down the spent stalk after a severe wind storm, probably too soon for seeds to dry on the stalk and be released. This year, I cut off a few seed pods from the new mother plant and stuck them in the ground, but no seedlings have come to the surface. One lone plant is very lonely – albeit lovely! While other people complain that these come back like rabbits, I have had no such luck. Thank you for the comments. I will now not be so impatient but wait until the seeds have dried and the pods start opening on their own to release the seeds.