Foxgloves Flowers

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Foxgloves are one of my favourite flowers, I’m not sure, why. They just are. Certainly their height is great in a mixed border. They can also have a long flowering season, especially if dead headed.

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A wonderful alba variety.

Always worth remembering – Foxgloves can be highly poisonous so be careful near children.

Another great feature of foxgloves is that they do well, even in heavy shade. So well worth growing in shady spots.

For more tips on growing foxgloves

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Foxgloves attract bees and are rich in nectar

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A close up of a Foxglove flower.

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A light purple variety.

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A yellow foxglove: see: Yellow Foxgloves

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4 Responses to Foxgloves Flowers

  1. Marie Taphouse June 21, 2010 at 16.03 #

    When the Foxglove is finished do I cut down to the root?

  2. admin June 22, 2010 at 16.03 #

    I would cut off the flower stalk and you may get more smaller flowers later this year. You probably wont get the foxglove to flower again next year so you may want to let it seed instead. Foxgloves are biennial

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