Foxgloves (15 MAY 2011)

In March 2010 I bought a packet of Foxglove Excelsior seeds for 78pence (0.88E, US $1.28, 3.85MR). At that time, I didn’t know that Excelsior was a man-made hybrid which produces erect flower trumpets around the entire circumference of the stem, and for this reason more sophisticated gardeners turn their noses up at it. At that time, I didn’t own a camera, I didn’t make gardening notes, I had no