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Foxglove
We always have foxglove in our garden but this year we have a white one which is unusual. How can we collect the seeds so that we can have more in the future.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I grow foxglove of many shades and always play a little guessing game to predict the colours of the forthcoming flowers and in doing so I've noticed the ones that turn out to have white flowers, usually have a paler leaf as apposed to the purple which tend to have darker green leaves with a tinge of purple, particularly in the veins and stem.
I think you could maximize your chances by saving some seed from the white ones, ready for sowing next spring.
I think you could maximize your chances by saving some seed from the white ones, ready for sowing next spring.