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What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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julianna 7bAR (
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Sun, Apr 28, 13 at 21:46
| Hi all! I received these in a trade as foxglove, but it isn't progressing how I thought foxglove progressed. It almost seems to be blooming now without any petals-- just stamens. I've never had foxgloves before, so maybe this is a pre-bud thing I didn't know about. Any ideas? Thank you! |
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RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| Here is another foliage shot. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| It does look like foxglove and it's not blooming yet.... Just wait a while. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| It does look like foxglove and it's not blooming yet.... Just wait a while. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| OK, cool. I thought that it may just be a stage I've never seen. I saw pictures of buds online and since these were nothing like those, I started to wonder. Thanks! |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| Hang on a sec... I wonder if it is actually Verbascum. Sorry. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| Hmmm... Doesn't look like digitalis or verbascum to me, but I'm not sure what it is. I'd like to see it bloom. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| I've had verbascum and it's not this. That is the bloom. I'll take a better picture (not in the middle of the night haha) tomorrow and see if I can get a clearer close up. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| To me the foliage looks absolutely like Digitalis purpurea. Possibly a white flowered one judging by the stem colour. I don't know what has happened to the buds on the top stem but the lower one looks a bit more promising. Foxgloves are prone to fasciation - possibly that is what has happened to the flowers. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Example of fasciation in Digitalis.
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| Looks like foxglove to me too |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| I'll try to remember to post a pic when I get home. These flowers are open completely-- it seems the petals are simply missing-- never having formed. BUT the upper buds look normal. I think it is a foxglove, but there is some odd mutation of the lower buds. Thank you all for your help! |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| See comment and link re fasciation above. |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| Foxglove can be spectacular. Last year I had a couple nice patches, started from seed the year before. This year, only a handful of plants made it through the winter, lost most of last year's seedlings to crown rot. Digitalis 'Excelsior hybrids' & 'Camelot Cream' - |
RE: What is this? I thought it was foxglove...
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| Lovely! So yes, it is foxglove. It seems like I have two types of flower buds. One developed normally. The other is open that whole time and the petal just grows outward while open. Attached is a more developed photo of the process. The ones which have turned colors were the ones originally photographed. Then you can see one which is developing normally which hasn't developed color yet. Thanks you guys for all your help! |
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