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zone3_newbie North Tonawanda, NY(Zone 3a) Apr 12, 2004

Saw this one, then it disappeared, so I had to search it out.

http://davesgarden.com/fp.php?pid=694203

When I first glanced at this, I thought "They look like Wedding Bells!" Hmm... wonder if anyone I know is gonna be taking the plunge in the near future? Sometimes these "spur of the moment" thoughts turn out to be true, at least for me.

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JudithI Tallahassee, FL(Zone 8b) Apr 13, 2004

Beautiful!!

I always wondered how they came to be named "foxglove."

Anyone know the history?

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Baa Apr 13, 2004

I wrote something about it on this thread http://davesgarden.com/t/361423/

It's a very old name so no one really knows the full story but there are quite a number of theories.

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Weezingreens Seward, AK(Zone 3b) Apr 13, 2004

I was surprised to see my photo resurrected! I've got lots of these little fellows growing in the basement at the moment. I rather like the pure white without freckled faces. This variety would be a lovely wedding present, wouldn't it?

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miss_kitty Franklin, LA(Zone 9b) Apr 13, 2004

i found this...
"fairies used to give the blossoms of the flower to foxes to wear as gloves (to make them inaudible and invisible) so as not to get caught while raiding chicken coops. Similarly, fairies used to wear the blossoms as mittens in order to avoid being seen by humans."

and this " Folklore suggests that this plant was originally called "folk's glove," with "folks" referring to the little people or fairies of the woodlands. A variation on that theme suggests that the forest's little people distributed these flowers to foxes to wear as gloves during raids on chicken coops. The idea probably held some appeal to the local farm population, as a gloved fox could easily be held responsible for any raids where the culprit escaped without a trace. A third suggestion for the name is based upon "fox's glew," with glew being an ancient musical instrument to which the flowers bore a resemblance."
kind of along the same lines as what you found and posted, Baa

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