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27-01-2021, 10:51 AM
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(19-12-2020, 09:59 PM)Veggie Wrote: Remember this? Flowers you're growing or intend to grow with names beginning with E. Well, I've been waiting patiently for VC to carry one with the alphabet...but I think she may have forgotten there's a few more letters after E!
So here you go with the letter F
FOXGLOVES - already growing in the greenhouse. They don't seem to self seed for me.
Has anyone grown Lutea? The small yellow perennial foxglove.
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(27-01-2021, 10:51 AM)Scarlet Wrote: (19-12-2020, 09:59 PM)Veggie Wrote: Remember this? Flowers you're growing or intend to grow with names beginning with E. Well, I've been waiting patiently for VC to carry one with the alphabet...but I think she may have forgotten there's a few more letters after E!
So here you go with the letter F
FOXGLOVES - already growing in the greenhouse. They don't seem to self seed for me.
Has anyone grown Lutens? The small yellow perennial foxglove. I’ve just googled lutens the only thing that comes up is a perfume.
do you mean this
https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/digita...s0QAvD_BwE
it very pretty, never grown it, never heard of it, until about 5 minutes ago  .
back in a minute, going to check my list of Fs
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I Fear I'm no good with Flowers, I may have to Forgo this one.
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Also growing foxglove the wild/ native ones & pans split .
5 different french marigolds
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Fox & cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca)
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Forsythia.....a shrub grown for its flowers. 
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(27-01-2021, 11:21 AM)Small chilli Wrote: (27-01-2021, 10:51 AM)Scarlet Wrote: (19-12-2020, 09:59 PM)Veggie Wrote: Remember this? Flowers you're growing or intend to grow with names beginning with E. Well, I've been waiting patiently for VC to carry one with the alphabet...but I think she may have forgotten there's a few more letters after E!
So here you go with the letter F
FOXGLOVES - already growing in the greenhouse. They don't seem to self seed for me.
Has anyone grown Lutens? The small yellow perennial foxglove. I’ve just googled lutens the only thing that comes up is a perfume.
do you mean this
https://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/digita...s0QAvD_BwE
it very pretty, never grown it, never heard of it, until about 5 minutes ago .
back in a minute, going to check my list of Fs Yes, sorry SC!
Lutea - a perennial foxglove with pale lemon to yellow flowers.
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(27-01-2021, 11:37 AM)toomanytommytoes Wrote: Fox & cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca) I know that as orange hawkbit . I’ve seen it called the names you used before. Probably was you . I just can’t put 2 & 2 together. I have to google it every time ! .
I hate flowers for their multiple names for the same thing. They’re worse than chillies!
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I call Foxgloves Digitalis 
Digit = Finger/toe so Foxglove brings up an image of a fox, with little foxglove flowers on each of his toes - like bright, manicured nails.
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