Netty
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:36 am Post subject: My Foxgloves from seed |
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I've been waiting for a long time for these beauties to bloom!
Worth the wait I think!
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CritterPainter
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:01 am Post subject: |
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Really beautiful! I have many of the wild ones here, the color on yours is a nice change.
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Gizmo
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:24 am Post subject: |
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Very pretty blooms what a nice find on your Birthday Netty.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Well they were definatly well worth waiting for Netty.  For some reason mine haven't come up this year and I really don't know why.  Yours are a lovely colour.
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toni
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I planted three Foxgloves a few years ago, they sat and sat all summer then died that fall. I have promised myself to try them again next year, just hope they grow as beautiful as yours.
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glendann
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Those are so very pretty Netty.I have always wanted to plant those.I think next year I will try.I don't see them here in Texas much .I wonder if its because of the heat?It also has digitalis in it and I was warned to be careful if I grew it and handle it with gloves since I have a heart problem and it will get in to the blood stream.I do love the wonderful colors and bell shapes.
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Hank
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I planted three Foxgloves a few years ago, they sat and sat all summer then died that fall. I have promised myself to try them again next year, just hope they grow as beautiful as yours. |
Aren't they a biennial? or am I thinking of sumthin else?
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Chitweed
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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They are beautiful. The color...so... I don't even know. The spots too. Wow.
Looks like faeries would want to make dresses of them.
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| Hank wrote: | | Quote: | | I planted three Foxgloves a few years ago, they sat and sat all summer then died that fall. I have promised myself to try them again next year, just hope they grow as beautiful as yours. |
Aren't they a biennial? or am I thinking of sumthin else? |
Yep, they are biennial. Mine never got any larger than when I planted them and their death was not the natural going into hibernation, they never showed up again. I had ordered them from a mail order source I have not used again.
I did find some at a garden center today that I might have to go back for this weekend. They looked really healthy and we certainly have lots of growing weather still to come.
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bethie
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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I love these stately beauties. They do NOT grow well here.
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