So some of the old spikes have had new spikes (the ones that got cut off cleanly, not just died). And some of them have new green growth but not new spikes. These are the ones in the pot by the door (one of which is at least 2 years old) and a new spike on the one in the left hand bed.

Things I have learnt this year: foxgloves are more complicated than you think. Or more straightforward. If you cut them back, some come again. They might last for several years. They can have lots and lots of spikes at the same time, or a succession. Just because someone smacks them with a cricket ball or a hammock, doesn’t mean it’s over. But somtimes, if you cut them back after flowering, that’s it and they turn into stumps.

I think I’m ready to move onto something else now. Though I have collected and scattered the seed in a slightly more methodical fashion than usual this year, and am interested to see what happens…