How to grow foxgloves

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🌸 **Growing Foxgloves: Nature’s Towering Elegance** 🌸

Transform your garden with the majestic beauty of foxgloves (Digitalis spp.)! These stunning biennials or short-lived perennials bring a cottage garden charm and are beloved by pollinators. Here's how to grow them successfully:

🌱 **Sow the Magic:**
- Foxgloves thrive in partial shade or full sun.
- Sow seeds in late spring to early summer, lightly pressing them into the soil (they need light to germinate).

🌦️ **Location, Location, Location:**
- Choose moist, well-draining soil.
- Perfect for borders, woodland gardens, or naturalized areas.

🍂 **Patience Pays Off:**
- They form a rosette of leaves in their first year and flower in their second. For continuous blooms, stagger planting or choose perennial varieties like *Digitalis purpurea* ‘Candy Mountain.’

🐝 **For the Pollinators:**
- Foxgloves are a pollinator’s paradise, especially for bees! A must-have if you love a wildlife-friendly garden.

🚨 **Handle with Care:**
- All parts of the plant are toxic if ingested. Keep curious pets and kids at a safe distance.

🌟 Pro Tip: Deadhead spent flowers to encourage side shoots and prolong blooming, or let them go to seed for naturalizing.

Add foxgloves to your garden for a touch of elegance and drama! 💜 Share your foxglove photos and tips in the comments below! 🌿✨

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