Freaky Foxglove?

[bend1pa]

I don't usually grow foxgloves, but did buy one last spring called Pam's Choice. knowing it is a biennial. It flowered beautifully and the spike has now died as expected. The whole plant is supposed to slowly die, but what is unusual is that the plant seems to have formed a fresh rosette of leaves to the side of the old plant. I haven't seen this before, and was wondering whether this will be next year's flowering plant, or that a new flower spike will form this year and then the whole plant will die.

Any foxglove growers out there experienced this, and can advise please?

[veggiechicken]

I have lots of wild foxgloves and they do form clusters of leaves at the base. Since they're everywhere, I can't tell you for sure what happens but my gut feeling is that they keep growing in the same place.
Did you save any seeds from yours?

[roitelet]

They will sometimes grow on for a couple of years but the flower spikes get smaller.

[Martin H]

The wild ones will often flower a second year but they are nowhere near as good. I pull them up and replace them with self-sown seedlings.

[Snadger]

They can be grown as a short term perennial methinks! Anyone got a YELLOW one...............I have!

[bend1pa]

Did you save any seeds from yours?

Oh yes. I've got loads now germinating in a seed tray. Don't know whether the plants will be ready in time for next year, but I will be growing them indoors. Nor do I know if they will come true as they are from a particular variety,