Why are my foxgloves wilting

However, some of the plants started flowering then the stems started to brown and the plants have lost the flowers and the stems have broken in half. Does anyone know what causes this? Also I'm assuming that they are the biennel foxglove and was wondering if they will seed themselves for a new showing next year.

I had a similar problem with a couple of mine It looked like some type of viral or bacterial infection, but I'm not sure. I ended up digging up the infected plants and throwing them away.

Foxgloves do reseed, so you may get more for next year. Foxgloves usually need to be staked to prevent them from breaking. Andi, You wouldn't happen to have a photo would you?? Mine are just starting to make flowers, you must be in a zone higher than me Where they done completely flowering for you??? Very curious.. A picture may very well help and tell us.. Would be appreciated For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it.

Will post a picture, but it was from when they just started blooming a couple of weeks ago. I have about ten of them all together. The one in the picture is over six feet and just about finished. Four to five feet in the picture.

I have staked them all. The ones that bent over did it at the point of staking and weren't nearly as tall. Now how to a post a picture?

Go to www. The plants to the left of it however Never finished flowering. One suggestion- use taller stakes, ones that go almost to the top of the plant in bloom A few of the leaves on the stems have perked up, and a couple of the stems themselves have gotten firm again… Is that a last gasp, or a good sign?

If it was supposed to be watered every day, this comes as no surprise… and that's beyond the amount of care that I can give it.

Sounds hopeful! I'd trim off everything obviously dead, and hope for the best. I didn't mean to imply you were using any chemicals earlier, btw. But i know that some of the crap people spray on their lawns etc can drift. Rajesh Sethi. You can try this, I do this for newly transplant plants.

Fill a plastic bottle, at the bottom make a hole with a fine sharp needle. Check water should come out drop by drop not in stream. Put it in the container. Set a reminder to fill it after day.

Give one day gap for the root to breathe. Brown Thumb said:. Click to expand Thanks, you guys! A couple of the buds at the tips of the stems have opened into tiny little flowers. What do you think? TKP zone 9, ornamentals. Last edited: Jun 1, Sorry to hear about your supertunias! I had to look them up to see what they look like; I think they're really pretty. I don't know about nurseries in general, but I'm pretty sure that Home Depot will give a refund on a potted plant that dies in a day, so I tend to doubt that the pot was so small that the foxglove couldn't live in it without constant watering.

On the positive side, TWO new green leaves have come out at the base of the plant, so maybe it's bouncing back? As long as there is growth, there is hope! Brown Thumb , your foxglove may not reach potential this year but I bet it will rebound in I hope you're right, Beth, because it was such a beautiful plant! There's more good news; there is now a BUNCH of new leaves at the bottom, and at least one little bunch of leaves coming out low down on one of the stems!

Joined May 31, Messages 3 Reaction score 1 Country. Greenhorn said:. Godsgrdnhlpr said:. I have just received a fantastic Foxglove for Mother's day, with exactly the same results you had with yours. It was suggested to me and makes sense that they are "forced into prime" by some retailers to be sold for show, with no concern to what happens once bought. I was wondering,, do you still have the Foxglove you posted about in ? Post reply. Ask a Question Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

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Why are the leaves wilting? The soil seems to be good, not too wet or dry. Also, after the stalk blooms and the flowers are done, I cut on the stalk and hope more produce over throught the summer, assuming the plant makes it. Any other suggestions would be great. Hello, Theresa: I am sure the foxglove digitalis was beautiful when you purchased it. It likely has done some traveling before it ended up in your garden. If the garden center where you bought your plant does not grow their own, this plant probably has some miles under it.

When we move plants from one environment to the next, there is always a certain amount of transplant stress involved. It is important to give these new additions extra attention until the roots have had time to take hold and establish.

Since the plant is in bloom, it is using most of its energy on the flowers and not on the roots. You might consider cutting the flowers and enjoying them in a vase so the energy can be concentrated on root development.