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've taken seeds from last year's foxgloves and they've grown to plants in pots which I'll put out in March but the original plants haven't kept going. I think I'm going to have to do this every year. British foxgloves, of course, are biennial, flowering

now. I'm not really sure if they are bienniel or perenniel.  Plant them out as they are. It is a biennial. If you plant them and they survive, they will seed themselves around the area, providing there is enouigh bare earth to give them a start. I find

if not always biennial, this looks like a perennial. Possibly one of the comphreys. Thanku for your reply nutcutlet, yes it is a perennial ( have got big fat roots!) but the leaves are slightly furry I thought comphrey's were smooth?   They're quite rough

for 50p each. If any body has experience of growing Sweet Rockets & Ragged Robins, any comments would be welcome if sweet rocket is hesperis then yes- because it is biennial it is best planted in the fall for the following year-here in reno the problem

.  The ones you've got could be biennial. Easy to grow from seed which are produced after the flowering. Wall flowers or "Cheiranthus" are "perennials" although often treated as "biennials" they will grow almost anywhere and I have tubs of them around

can anyone identify this huge plant that just appeared in my garden this year. i certainly didn't plant it   Hi there rich3 - I can't be certain but it looks like a biennial named Clary Sage/Sage Clary/Salvia Sclarea - I have the Turkestanica

else...thymus silver Posie, a lovely silver mound for example.Depending on variety they usually like good drainage and plenty of sun.Get a good variety.. A true perennial like Bourgatti not a biennial, it will grow 45 cm and form tight erect steel

, as I was aiming for a wildlife garden? http://www.flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/5843417643/ Thought you might mean bees so googled and found this. In your bee enquiries has anyone mentioned the biennial Eryngium giganteum? That's my top bee plant here

, hardy frost tolerant A biennial will take one year from sowing to flower to set seed -it is usually hardy A perennial will flower year after year after year-however some are short-lived some are tender,some not. It is not easy or straightforward

as biennial.  However, I remember my mother having them in her garden, and not planting freshly each year, so I have experimented.  This year, I have a wonderful display, and they are last year's plants.  I suspect that two years (or three at a stretch