Foxgloves take two years to bloom. For the first year, the plant develops its roots and stays in the basal rosette. In the second year, foxglove sends up one or more flowering stalks. 
Foxglove is grown from seed. Seeds must be sown annually to maintain an annual bloom.  The soil should be rich and moist.  The plants should be fertilized with compost and mulched in fall to prevent winterkill.


 

Thanks for the tips, I did wonder why they hadn't done anything last year then did this. Form your post i understand then that the flowering plants from this year wll die away and new ones will need to be sown?

Excellent stuff thank you, time to get my fingers green then.