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Yellow foxglove in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Digitalis grandiflora

 

Yellow foxglove

A tall growing plant, leaves are spear shaped and dark green in colour. Tall erect spikes of large flowers are cream/yellow in colour and tube shaped.

 
plant Features
  • Yellow foxglove likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Yellow foxglove likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Yellow foxglove is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Yellow foxglove likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

 
plant information

Common name

Yellow foxglove

Latin name

Digitalis grandiflora

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Plantaginaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Yellow foxglove likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Yellow foxglove is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Yellow foxglove likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

  • Water

    Yellow foxglove likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Yellow foxglove is 0.40meters x 1.00meters 0.40 M 1.00 M

Digitalis grandiflora

A tall growing plant, leaves are spear shaped and dark green in colour. Tall erect spikes of large flowers are cream/yellow in colour and tube shaped.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant in sun or partial shade in humus rich, moist but free draining soil.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Sow seed from spring until late summer either in a frame or in the open ground. Divide the dependable perennial species in early spring.

 

Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Late Summer

Tall spires of tubular flowers in mid to late summer

 
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