Planted 2 foxgloves a week ago and up until today they were looking healthy.
Came back from work to see the dropping over, what causes this?
by RocketMan1912
Planted 2 foxgloves a week ago and up until today they were looking healthy.
Came back from work to see the dropping over, what causes this?
by RocketMan1912
31 Comments
Thirsty?
Look thirsty. If you’ve just planted them and it’s been dry you should water them more
It’s been very dry, they possibly haven’t put down roots down yet and are a bit parched. Give them a good drink and see if they perk up?
Oh that reminds me. 🏃 🌱 💦
…are those a different variety of foxglove? The leaves look the wrong shape (not wide enough) and the leaves look too glossy.
They’re not foxgloves.
That’s not foxglove, is it?
Doesn’t look like they’re foxgloves…
Looks a bit like a Goldenrod…
OP
modern compost doesnt retain moisture well and acts like a sponge so when you water the base of the plant it boths runs through to the deeper soil and expands out into the dry compost around it.
So you need to water all of the compost you can see not just the base of the plant, especially as the plant is new in the ground.
Also start buying top soil and mixing with your compost to help it retain moisture.
Ffs
You’ve been had.
If they identify as foxgloves, they are foxgloves right?
But serious answer, plants often get a major stress from being taken out of pots and planted. Best advice is give them a ton of water, that still looks pretty dry.
If they are foxgloves they will be something like a Digitalis lutea, OP are they in a sunny spot? Any chance of over/under watering?
For everyone saying ‘not a foxglove’ look at the label, Digitalis lutea so yes this is a foxglove just not the D. purpurea we’re more accustomed to. OP they’re probably just thirsty, newly planted plants need more frequent watering while they establish a good root system and the combination of warm weather and a lot of wind we’ve had lately dries plants out quickly.
They need a good drink of water it looks like. Take a full large watering can and slowly water it until it perks up over a few hours. Ignore those saying it’s not a foxglove, it is.
They look like willowherb not foxglove
For all the know it alls saying it’s not foxglove, it’s a digitalis lutea, commonly known as straw foxglove.
For all the other replies offering actual advice, thank you, it’s been quite wet the past few days so I haven’t bothered watering, I’ll give it some now and see how it responds.
Interesting, I have never seen those before. They need watering and maybe a small cane to hold them up.
What did the tag say? This isn’t Digitalis purpurea, but there’s no reason it couldn’t be another species of foxglove
As to what’s wrong with it, you need to water them an absolute ton. Straight at the base of the plant not the ground around it. They’re parched.
Is that a south facing wall? might be a bit warm for them. Also foundations of walls tend to make the ground nearby drain fast. might just need water until established.
Please sir can I have some water
These are foxgloves, they are Straw Foxgloves (Digitalis Lutea).
Is the position full sun? They tend to prefer that over partial shade.
Also, Foxgloves are picky about being over or under watered. Sometimes planting too close to a wall creates a rain shadow, which means the plant doesn’t get the benefit of wet weather.
Put your whole finger down into the soil by the plant. It should be damp, not dry and loose nor too waterlogged.
FFS, everyone ignoring the question and talking Latin?????
If they have just been transplanted that root system is small and dense, not wide spread, they need regular watering for a week day/week as they get acclimatised.
Are they happy with the light?
Do they need a feed (compost/fertiliser).
I’d consider water first.
Maybe add some feed to one of the watering cans.
They look more like willow herb
Echo the other comments, soil looks very dry, give a reyt thorough watering
I don’t think they’re foxgloves?
They need talking to, you must talk to your flowers or they get depressed 😂
I think I have been pulling these out thinking they’re weeds I do this way too often oops
Not a foxglove! Maybe a Penstemon from the leaves.
Thirsty