Liz Ashwell, from Bridgwater, never expected her foxglove would turn into this 'monster'

While it may not gain a place in the record books, this mammoth plant has reached a dizzying height of seven-foot in Liz’s Bridgwater garden.

Rusty foxgloves are the tallest variety which can reach six-foot while the record-breaking 10-footer has not been budged from the record books since 1997.

This picture shows Jeanne Simcock, from Winscombe, dwarfed by her daughter’s plant.

Liz said: "This is my huge beanstalk-like fixglove which dwarfs my mum.

“I bet her that the foxglove was taller than her and at seven-foot it's about two-foot taller.

“Foxgloves are biennials which grow for two years before flowering and then die so this plant must be two years old.  It grew from a plant my mum gave me from her garden.

“Unlike her I don't usually have 'green fingers' so I'm really chuffed with this monster! Unfortunately, the world record has stood since 1997 at 10ft 10in.”