Foxgloves wilting in sun

Astro

It's my first year of growing foxgloves in my border, it's west facing so gets lots of afternoon sun, on the hotter days the foxgloves are wilting. 

 I recognize that foxgloves are woodland plants so thought having them deeper into the border and closer to shrubs to their south would have suited them better  

To cut to point is there anything I should /could be doing to help them?

Brexiteer

I've got the same problem with foxgloves and sunflowers so I'm watering them every day until established 

Dovefromabove

What I do is to give them a good watering at the roots in the morning ... that way even if they do go a bit floppy in the heat of the midday sun, the roots will have access to enough moisture to perk up again as the day cools down towards evening 😊

Astro

Thanks this sounds promising and I was hoping it wasn't a case of a plant in the wrong place.

 I'd given them a decent soaking a few days back but will give them some extra on hotter days until they establish. 

Dovefromabove

Ideally I get my foxgloves planted out the autumn before they’re going to flower ie in their first year ... but things don’t always go according to plan 🙄  and sometimes you just need to add a few in their second year 😊  ... if that’s the case remember that their roots have got a big job to do putting up a flower spike when they’ve only just been planted and the roots haven’t ‘needed in’ yet ... so give them more water and make their job easier until they’ve got those flowers formed 😊 

DampGardenMan

Or plant them in shade, but then they have an annoying habit of leaning to look for the light!

Astro

Perhaps November last year I was quite set on having foxgloves this summer.I realised I had likely passed the point of growing them from seed at that point for this years display.
As it happened I did sow some Pam's Split and have 5 of them doing well in pots , all being well they are  next year's foxgloves. 

So  I decided to buy loads of perennials from the local nursery in winter including foxgloves, they were 50p each so I figured no great loss if they don't flower this year, a few made it though I don't think they will be great. 
 I also bought a few from Dobbies in early April approx and  they are performing best but for the wilting. It does make sense that their roots haven't fully incorporated into the soil yet , and that supplying moisture  to such a tall plant would be a decent undertaking.

DampGardenMan yes depending on this years successes and failures I may alter their location. Perhaps I can find the perfect location where they don't tilt or wilt because of sun or lack of 😁

Bijdezee

I get that with my echinacea and coreopsis. I give extra water and some times have to shade them with some fleece as my garden doesn't have a lot of shade. 

Brexiteer

Are there any perennial seeds with bees in mind that can be sown now for next year ?

Astro

From what I've gathered Marc many of the perennial plants benefit from being sown in summer , this means they grow well owing to favourable light and heat and then have an opportunity to go dormant over winter. One's I've seen mentioned and are bee friendly include lupins, echinacea, echinops. Some one with better knowledge might be able to advise better though.

Brexiteer

Astro said:

From what I've gathered Marc many of the perennial plants benefit from being sown in summer , this means they grow well owing to favourable light and heat and then have an opportunity to go dormant over winter. One's I've seen mentioned and are bee friendly include lupins, echinacea, echinops. Some one with better knowledge might be able to advise better though.

Thanks mate