Digitalis purpurea

Written By Elizabeth Broadbent
 

Common Names: common foxglove

Family: Plantaginaceae

Features:

  • A biennial or short-lived perennial

  • Rosette of softly hairy, oval leaves.

  • Tall, one-sided spires of pendant, tubular, bright rosy-purple flowers.

Sunlight: Full Sun/Partial Shade/Full Shade

Ultimate Height: 1.5 - 2 .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.

Elizabeth Broadbent
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