"Seedlings exhibit some variations, often pleasing" says my RHS guide to propagation of foxgloves. As usual, they are right.
I started with two foxglove plants given by a friend. And now I have this
But here are the variations, all pleasing, that I have.
1. The light mauve with BIG dots:
Behind it is one of the originals.
2. The little closely spaced dots.
3. The one with a curious yellow-red shading at the back
4. The incredible pure-white one! I do want to keep this..is there a method for vegetative propagation of foxgloves?
5. The one with prominent splotches at the back
6. And this is cheating, but here is a cross-eyed dog. He was hunting a bumblebee
The 'six-on-saturday' meme is hosted by The Propagator. In his words, it's "Six things, in the garden, on a Saturday. Could be anything – a flower, a pest, a success, a project, a plan, an abject failure – anything at all!" So if you want to find out what's happening in other gardens, do go on over to his blog!
I started with two foxglove plants given by a friend. And now I have this
1. The light mauve with BIG dots:
2. The little closely spaced dots.
The 'six-on-saturday' meme is hosted by The Propagator. In his words, it's "Six things, in the garden, on a Saturday. Could be anything – a flower, a pest, a success, a project, a plan, an abject failure – anything at all!" So if you want to find out what's happening in other gardens, do go on over to his blog!
4 comments:
Love foxgloves and you have some good ones!
No seeds only. Collect seeds from your white when then grow. The seedling should be identifiable, the pink/purple ones have a purple tinge to the young growth so you can rogue those out, or so i gather. I am growing a few different foxgloves this year, hoping to get some interesting seedlings.
That's a great crop. They really look majestic, all standing in a row w/their spire of blooms. I've never seen #3 at all, so find it quite interesting, but do love the white. Amazing that you got all those variations from 2 plants. I never have so much variety from mine. Fabulous!
I have a gardening friend who will only tolerate white foxgloves in the garden. She lets them seed, sometimes sprinkles seed in a new area, then rogues out anything with the least sign of purple in the stems or petioles. The rest flower white.
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