Collecting foxglove seeds..

Can someone tell me how to go about this please?
There are still a few flowers at the top of the spike but the rest have gone.This single foxglove appeared this yr at allotment and i would like to collect it`s seed as i think if i leave it the seeds will just disperse all over the veg plot and i`ll end up loosing them when i dig everything over later in the yr.

 

elainefiz, hi there
Mine seem to keep the seed heads on as I'm sure yours have, and I just cut the stalks and tip the seeds in to a bag. I have also allowed them to self seed and dug the plantlets out to replant them.

 

Thankyou very much Paladin.

 

Hi Elainefiz,if you are quick then you can cut off the seed head before the brown pods strt to split.If you leave it too long then they will shed the tiny seeds and you will have loads of them coming up.It doesn't matter though as Paladin says,you can dig up the plantlets when they are big enough and transplant them to where you want them to grow.Good Luck

 

Could you cut the stems off and hang them upside down in a plastic bag? If the seeds ripen then they end up in the bag. Not sure if this works for Foxgloves but I have used it on Poppies.

 

I do as Paladin, leave some stems to self seed, and remove the seedheads when they start to turn brown - to store the seed. There's usually plenty of time - cos they are not like geraniums bursting their seed out - but more like poppies opening the pod and letting the wind do the rest.

Its also worth deadheading foxgloves for a second smaller show.

BTW - don't be surprised if the seeds don't come true - they are loved by bees, so the pollen may not have come from the same plant.

 

Thankyou kindly everyone.