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I went into the vault to get a flower from May 2004. This is one of the Vorlon wife’s Foxgloves. Here’s what I found on the flower.
One of the loveliest, most important plant species that has been introduced from Europe and naturalized in various parts of North America. The flowers are numerous, on a spike, and range from a deep purple to lilac with conspicuous spots interlining the throat of the tubular flower. As a biennial, the leaves form a rosette the first year followed by the flower spike the next year. Prefers a nitrogen-rich sandy loam soil, in partial sun to full shade.
Unfortunately, our soil is sandy and the Vorlon wife has these planted in full shade. Perhaps that’s why they don’t have more blooms. I guess I need to fertilize them more.
Posted by Ted at January 14, 2005 11:35 PM