Foxgloves

whelzer

I should really know this but...

I ended up with a lovely foxglove in my garden 3-4 years ago, it then self seeded in 4-5 places which was nice and I somehow let the plants grow (presume for 2 years?) as they flowered, autumn/winter 2019, I moved seedlings around to suit me. I am almost certain the bulk of these flowered but think some didn't. Is this possible? This year I collected seeds and and grew them. I have some in the ground maybe 2-3 months with a huge difference in size. Anywhere from 4-8 inches around. I also have tons in pots. Is it too late to put them in the ground?
If I keep them in the greenhouse until spring and then plant out, will they flower in 2021.

Suppose main question is, with them being biennial, is it;

year 1 seed to seedling, grow on
year 2 more growing
year 3 flowering

Apologies for the long spiel, I am veg grower trying to get into getting into flower growing!

okedoke

They'll flower in year 2 afaik

blackbox

okedoke wrote: »

They'll flower in year 2 afaik

Correct, and they are hardy. (Sometimes they flower the first year)

looksee

Yes, they should flower in year 2. The different sizes could be down to different conditions, or some of them could be new plants. We have lots of foxgloves and they are all different sizes.