PlantFiles: South African Foxglove, Wild Foxglove
Ceratotheca triloba

I wanted this soooooo badly, seeds came up fine, out of 10 seedlings only one is healthy and blooming. Several seedlings keeled over and died early on, two got buds and wilted over and 1 of them has died. One is blooming happily away.
No clue as to why...gave it morning sun, afternoon shade...all treated the same.
I might try them again to see if I can grow as a "fall" annual.

Received this plant in with another plant, during a trade. I planted it under a magnolia tree, and didn't know what it was. It gets morning sun, and probably watered once a week.
When it bloomed I was pleasantly surprised. I love it. : )

It grew wonderfully for me, becoming a five-foot, sprawling plant with lovely flowers that the bees couldn't get enough of.

The only thing I didn't like was the foliage has an odd odor, which I found as offensive as cilantro's.

A little more detail on propagating this plant from seed.

Sow seed in a baggy at 70*F. Around 40% - 87% of the seed should germinate between 7 - 16 days.

In the baggy method, a relatively sturdy paper like coffee filter paper is moistened and then wrung until barely damp. Place the seed in the center of the barely damp filter and pull 1/3 up over the seed, then the top 1/3 down over the seed and then fold the ends over the center. Place that arrangement along with a water-proof label inside a baggy and transplant as soon as they germinate. Some gardeners hang the baggies vertically in light, unless it is known that the seed requires darkness to germinate.

This plant has large, soft and furry flowers with striped insides. The leaves are equally large, soft and furry.

It's a delightful, easy plant.

Easy to grow from seed; mine stayed a nice 24-30" tall and have bloomed steadily since early summer.

Native to South Africa and grows 4-6 feet tall with soft hairy leaves. Tubular lavender or white flowers are born on tall spikes similar to a foxgloves.