Hi everyone! I got some foxglove plants a couple weeks ago to put in my front yard in a somewhat shaded place. It's been rather hot and dry, so I've given them a good watering, but I noticed the leaves are starting to wilt even when the ground was still damp (flowers themselves look pretty good though still). Any ideas what I should do to try to revive them, or should I give up and take them back to the store before the return date?

Thanks!

Is it a perennial one or like many a biennial which most likely wound not come back next year , relies on reseeding itself. If biennial and place accepts returns I would bring back. If you take off the flower stalks they would have a better chance at making it so growth goes into roots instead of trying to produce seed.

NJBob said:Is it a perennial one or like many a biennial which most likely wound not come back next year , relies on reseeding itself. If biennial and place accepts returns I would bring back. If you take off the flower stalks they would have a better chance at making it so growth goes into roots instead of trying to produce seed.

Looks like it's the perennial variety "Dalmatian Purple", so not a biennial. So you think cutting off the flowers would help bring the rest of plant back, or is it still a lost cause (kind of having a run of bad luck here after I had some gorgeous looking phlox get devoured by deer, and had to swap them out with these... ugggg!!)

Appreciate the help

This is from Bluestone



Plant Details

Produces strong colors of sturdy rose purple spikes accented with pronounced spotted throats. Earliest blooming of all Foxglove.

Digitalis are pillars of the border that make a strong statement. Tends toward biennial, so let seed fall. No staking needed. Foxglove create a majestic appearance in the perennial garden.


A couple of other sites also called it biennial.