one other hint.. soil in a pot.. is very hard to deal with ...

using a potting media.. and sterilizing it first.. really helps avoid a lot of the weed seed issue.. and its not all that hard.. see link ...

just trying to enable you into becoming a gardener ...

ken

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4DMG/Soil/sterile.htm

Thank you for the reply! I bought the seed packet from home depot, and it says "Foxglove Digitale - Excelsior Hybrids" (seed packet in photo). Should I pull out all the other sprouts except the biggest one?

Also, @Ken thank you for the advice about the soil. Other than the weed seeds, the soil I'm using seems to be ok.. Do you recommend I dig up my plant and replant in sterilized potting mix? Or would me digging it up hurt the plant? All advice is welcome, since I'm a really bad gardener :')

(seed packet)

Right, having seen the packet I am surprised it is Excelsior Hybrids since those are derived from D purpurea, our native foxglove and the leaves look rather different from yours. However, if that is What the pack says it is probably right.

I would recommend you transplant it to the open garden during a damp, cool period and leave it there. It is totally hardy. I would do it now but if you are an inexperienced gardener it is probably best to wait until September/October. There appear to be two specimens as far as I can see. Anything with different leaves is not Digitalis.

I like to guess where posts are from. I can't decide if you are in the UK (as per seed pack) or US (the expression 'green thumb' - we have 'green fingers' here.) Or maybe Canada? Bilingual pack? Location is always helpful for plant ids and subsequent advice.

Thanks for the advice! I'm actually from Canada, as you guessed from the bilingual seed packet :P

I don't know if my plant would survive outside just yet, honestly. I live in Alberta, and this year I've had lots of very aggressive rain, that killed my neighbors petunias.. Not to mention winters here get really cold (-25celsius). I googled my plant hardiness zone, and it said my city is 3b. I know foxglove grows to be really big, so maybe next spring it would have a better chance at surviving when it's bigger? Maybe I'm just worring too much? It's such a small delicate thing haha

Since the climate where I live can be rather unfriendly to plants, do you think my foxglove would do alright indoors, in a huge pot? I have friend who has a potted tree growing inside their house successfully (hibiscus I think). I have the space, if the plant would survive indoors, and canadian tire sells pots that a small person could fit in comfortably lol

No - I don't think your Foxglove would survive indoors. I don't know what your climate is like but Foxglove is a hardy biennial or short lived perennial from temperate regions and as such would make a very poor houseplant. It isn't comparable to Hibiscus, an evergreen tropical plant.

The plant by your thumb is actually a pretty good size for its age.The basal rosette of the plants won't get particularly big but the flower stems are about 3 feet high. I'm not sure it could take -25. Google says -15. But if it was under snow or deep mulch it could be OK. Do you have a cool greenhouse or glazed porch it could go in?

There is a Canadian Forum where you might get more educated advice for your region. Gardening in Canada.

Thanks, I'll be sure to check it out. Since I have 2 foxglove sprouts, I'll see if one will survive outdoors for the winter, and I'll keep the other indoors.

It'll get a lot colder than -15, that's for sure. However there should be quite a bit of snow on the ground, so if you think it will be fine under snow, then maybe it'll be okay.

I don't have a greenhouse or anything, I guess I just chose a bad plant as my first plant haha.

Thank you for all your help ! :)