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Digitalis ferruginea


Common Names: rusty foxglove

Family: Plantaginaceae

Features: 7

  • Rosette of dark green lance-shaped leaves

  • Tall racemes of tubular bell-shaped yellow-brown flowers

Sunlight: Full/Partial Shade/Full Shade

Ultimate Height: 1 - 1 .5 meters

Ultimate Spread: 0.1 - 0.5 meter

Flowering: Summer


Care:

Deadhead spent blooms after flowering to encourage a second flush, or let them self seed over the garden. Biennial types can be dug up after they have set seed, but perennial foxgloves should be cut back for autumn, ready to bloom again the following year.