Foxgloves

by Kathy Purdy on July 14, 2008

Foxgloves

Two kinds of foxgloves here, Digitalis lutea and Digitalis purpurea

About

Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children

I am all for playing rough with things [i.e., plants] that play rough with us, and for making them behave as our servants, not our masters.
Vita Sackville-West

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Carol, May Dreams Gardens July 15, 2008 at 12:49 am

I planted some foxglove this spring and one is blooming, so I put it on my bloom day post. But it looks like dwarf next to yours!

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