Digitalis Hybrid, Fairy's Glove, Merton's Foxglove, Strawberry Foxglove

I planted my new Strawberry Foxglove in early Spring this year (2014), and although there was some trauma early on, it was given lots of ...Read More(extra) TLC and (it recovered and) is quite healthy & growing lots of foliage! I waited and waited for that first sign of a flower stem peaking from the foliage, but after it became clear that it won’t be blooming, in the Spring/Summer Season, I’ve been watching for blooms ever since, thinking that it’s a "rebloomer”, it could still send up a stem or two before September! Well, I conceded to Mother Nature and attributed the issue to the earlier trauma, and, as of this post, I have yet to witness my 'Strawberry' in bloom, which is the reason for my 'Neutral' rating. =/

But today, after reading the comments here, I noticed a clear pattern that our DG Pals, in warmer climates than mine, are getting blooms in the first season of planting their Strawberry Foxglove, but our DG Pals in colder climates, similar to mine, have commented that it took one (or more) season(s) before their blooms first appeared.

Keeping my fingers crossed that Spring 2015 will bring results! =D

I too am looking for a truly perennial foxglove. This is year 2, so I'm not certain this will be it yet. Last year the foliage grew and...Read More grew, but it did not bloom. This year it is just beginning to bloom -- all the flowers are not yet open. I like it very much and hope it really will return every year. The foliage seems to look nicer than other foxgloves I've had -- very lush and green. Update - it is continuing to progress in bloom from the bottom up. The flower stalks and flowers are large and robust. It is quite substantial overall and very lovely. The bees love it--there is a bee in just about every individual flower.

I have had this cultivar "strawberry" and another "apricot" in my gardens for five years now. Having grown them from seed, I can say that...Read More unlike the purpura that blooms the second year and dies, mine have taken up to three years to reach a blooming maturity. As yet, the only mother plants I have lost was due to too much water. This cultivar does seem to prefer full sun, sandy soil, and little assistance from well intentioned gardeners. I just leave them alone with the salvias and lavander and they reward me with a show every year.

I like this variety of Foxglove because it keeps producing new flower stalks all Summer long. I had flower stalks pretty much the whole t...Read Moreime from mid-May through mid-September.