{"id":2429,"date":"2025-06-20T13:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/?p=2429"},"modified":"2025-05-10T20:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T20:17:19","slug":"foxgloves-for-the-fairy-folk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeplacefairies.com\/blog\/?p=2429","title":{"rendered":"Foxgloves For The Fairy Folk"},"content":{"rendered":"

L<\/strong>ate June through July is when Foxgloves bloom here in Maine, a favorite plant of the fairy folk.<\/p>\n

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T<\/strong>all, lovely plants they are biennial, which means they bloom the second year when started from seed and then their life cycle is completed.<\/p>\n

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H<\/strong>ere at the farm I gather seeds once the blossoms have dried on the stem, sprinkling them here, there and everywhere.<\/p>\n

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T<\/strong>he scattered seeds settle on the ground; when \u00a0summer draws to a close fairies gently tuck them into the soil where they will rest through the winter. The seeds will “slumber” beneath dried leaves and deep snow, sprouting the following spring.<\/p>\n

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T<\/strong>he first year foxglove seedlings will grow lush green foliage but they will not produce a single flower.<\/p>\n

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I<\/strong>t is during the second year of their life cycle that Foxgloves grow tall bursting into full blooms.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>he fairies all the while continue to sprinkle them with magical dust, nourishing and encouraging the plants to grow.<\/p>\n

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