Chocolate Foxgloves

[gardenqueen]

Has anyone grown these and got them to flower? I bought seeds off someone on eBay about 3 years ago and still the bloomin@ things haven't flowered!  ::)

[gardenqueen]

[calendula]

this is one of the perennial foxgloves, so if it is producing leaves and looks good it might just take time - I have other perennial varieties and they have acted the same

[ACE]

They are bi-annual so if you planted the seed late they will not be up until next year.
I thought they were rather a disappoinment as the flowers are very small and looked as if they had gone over, but I am hoping some cross pollenated with my apricot variety which are a nice size.

[gardenqueen]

Well they certainly have made good leaf growth! I shall wait patiently then and see what happens next year.  ::)

[Deeds]

Not all foxgloves are biennial, in fact most are perennial.

They certainly should have flowered before now, are you makin them too happy by feeding them?  They prefer poor soil.