"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
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!
Love foxgloves and you have some good ones!
ReplyDeleteNo 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.
ReplyDeleteThat'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!
ReplyDeleteI 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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