Foxgloves

Hello all

I am puzzled as about a couple of months ago I bought two small foxglove plants and one large one. Planted them all, the two small ones grew quite well and blossomed but the large one gets bushier and bushier but has no central stalk and has done nothing really.

As my house is called Foxgloves(!) and the plant is at the front I am quite disappointed.

Any ideas why it hasn't grown in the usual way? I might add it looks healthy and flourishing but just not doing its foxglove thing!

Snowflake

PS Sorry this is in the wrong spot - I have moved it to General Discussion!

 

Hi Snowflake
I think foxgloves are biennials, so they don't flower until the year after they were sown - is it possible that although the non-flowering one is bigger, it's a first year plant and the other two are second year ones (but maybe a smaller growing variety?) other than that i'd have no idea i'm afraid...