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charliebailey03

18 year old keen gardener from Somerset, aspiring Landscape Architect

Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot Beauty'

  • Season Icon Early WinterEarly Winter 2020
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charliebailey03

Not sure if its apricot beauty but this perennial foxglove seems like it needs to be cut back am I right?

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ublaszko

You could cut it back to tidy it up ☺👍

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charliebailey03

@ublaszko thanks! Should i cut it right near the base or just trimoff the dead bits?

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lesliecole49

Certainly the dead stuff. Foxgloves have a short life, 2 years usually at the most. Frequently treated as a biennial. Has it flowered and dropped seeds? Most often that's how they spread

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charliebailey03

@lesliecole49 I think this particular variety is barren unfortunately :( Would splitting it work ot would I damage the plant do you think?

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lesliecole49

Here's a link that's probably more helpful than I am https://homeguides.sfgate.com/propagate-foxgloves-96205.html

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