Mr Fothergills Foxglove Excelsior Mixed 2500 Seeds

Foxglove – Excelsior Mixed

This variety features beautiful pastel blooms all around the stem. They make a stunning addition to the back of the border. It is a nostalgic favourite and very attractive to bees. This hardy biennial likes shade, and reaches the height of 150cm.
CAUTION: Toxic if eaten.

Sow outdoors from April to July, in a seed bed, 0.5cm deep, directly into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Seedlings usually appear in 21-35 days. Thin seedlings to 5cm apart, when large enough to handle. Keep moist and weed free. Plant out to flowering position in autumn, allowing 25cm between plants. Or sow indoors, April-July, 0.5cm deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Transplant individually, when large enough to handle, to 7.5cm pots. Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions, before planting out into well-drained soil, from September to October, 25cm apart. Flowers from May to July, the following year.