i suppose the answer would be: after they are hardened off to sun and temp ... and there is no further fear of killing frost/freeze ... and when that is.. in your yard.. most likely can NOT be answered by us, around the world .... you would start hardening them off in the garage... a week or two prior to expected planting date .... first with the door closed... to temper heat .... then opening the door in a few days for light.. then moving closer to the door.. then outdoors in the shade during the day.. then into full sun ... over a week or two ... moving them back in if frost is threatened .... weatherunderground.com should have historical temp info .. to give you a lead ... as should any local gardener ... or nursery .. and i dont mean bigboxstore ... good luck ken

Josh, Me thinks you should name such a beauty...a name tends to stick in our heads (mine anyway)for future reference..and it definitely is a beauty and you should be very proud...it will be interesting to see if it sets offsets readily like papilio..it that also a trait of brasilianum?...;-) Donna

Tiffy, my foxglove have stayed green all winter since the first seedlings went in the ground 3 years ago. They get buried in snow, get hit with a few nights of below zero temps as well as teens and single numbers without any snow cover. I can tell you this though. There is nothing prettier than seeing the snow begin to melt at the base of the foundation of the house and presto, last years green leaves of the foxglove are right there saying "hello, can you move this snow faster, melt it faster, warm up the temps already. Time to grow some new leaves, a bunch of stems and get those buds and blooms going already." Even if we get hit with more snow, it's a pleasure to walk on the front door and see that green there and now that those plants will keep on growing and keep on blooming year after year after year. I have no idea what kind they are. I got the seeds in a trade several years ago and where labeled "foxglove cream and pink mix". Apparently the seeds where either labeled with the wrong color or a hybrid and it does not come true to the parent plant. Either way, I love the colors I have. Next spring there will be a foundation of the house hidden by the blooms of at least 15 foxglove blooming. I've never dead headed them before. First year I had no blooms or stems from the seedlings, second year each had one stem. This past spring into early summer, each one had 3 stems and all of a sudden 2 more stems popped out of the plants and bloomed with a smaller show. that was a surprise. Blooming in November? Has it been really warm this fall for you? I've never seen that either? Fran

I think it is great that you are doing these breeding experiments. Cold hardy citrus probably has a lot of work than can be very successful even with relatively small experiments, as opposed to thousands of seedlings to get a new apple variety for instance.