Digitalis purpurea
Common Foxglove
This is the common foxglove that grows wild. It is tall growing with leaves that are covered in little hairs and rich green in colour. Tall, erect spikes bear tube like flowers in the summer and are pink in colour.
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Common Foxglove
Latin name
Digitalis purpurea
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Plantaginaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
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
0.40 M
1.50 M
Digitalis purpurea
This is the common foxglove that grows wild. It is tall growing with leaves that are covered in little hairs and rich green in colour. Tall, erect spikes bear tube like flowers in the summer and are pink in colour.
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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