{"product_id":"bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-foxglove-excelsior-mix","title":"Foxglove Excelsior Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe difference from a wild foxglove is where the bells sit. A wild plant hangs its flowers down one side of the stem. 'Excelsior' carries them all the way round, held out horizontally, so the spire is a dense even cylinder rather than a one-sided flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat gives you noticeably more flower per stem and a symmetrical, deliberate look at 1.2 to 1.5m, in cream, soft pink, deep rose and purple. It is the foxglove for a planting that is designed rather than allowed to happen, and for cutting, where a spire that looks the same from every side is worth having.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe flip side is that it loses some of the wild charm. If what you want is the plant that leans out of a hedge bank in June, the ordinary species does it better. The improved habit also softens over generations; self-sown offspring hold the colours reasonably well but drift back towards the one-sided wild arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery part of a foxglove is highly toxic and eating any of it can be fatal. Wear gloves to handle the plants and keep the seed away from small children.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195298734413,"sku":"FOX-EXC","price":2.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6961\/6973\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_4579634579634579.png?v=1776583095","url":"https:\/\/thefoalyard.co.uk\/products\/bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-foxglove-excelsior-mix","provider":"The Foalyard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}