Q: I bought a foxglove plant last spring for my front garden from the perennial section at my local store. I trimmed it down in the fall. For some reason it did not come back this year. However, I ...

As crazy as it sounds, growing perennials in full sun is a hard job. Full sun is supposed to be the optimum condition, and in most cases, it is. I want to talk about what plants I consider to be the ...

Kathy’s garden tip: After several attempts to grow plants under a large eucalyptus tree and all of its accumulated litter, I finally found a lovely perennial that thrives and puts out spectacular ...

The common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, generally is considered a biennial, which means that it has a life cycle that, starting from seed, normally takes two growing seasons to flower and then die.

Foxglove, botanical name digitalis, is a paradoxical flowering plant, usually biennial or perennial, that is wrapped in folklore. Its striking blooms inspired its early Anglo-Saxon name of “foxes ...

Q. Please clarify the different types of foxgloves that can be grown in our area and especially note which ones are perennials. A. The common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, produces some of the tallest ...