Click here for planting instructions Foxglove Digitalis MIXED COLORS Sun/Shade HUMMINGBIRDS LOVE Biennial Non-GMO 400 Seeds 100% Pure Seed – Non-GMO – Fresh for this season – Safe Seed Pledge PRODUCT INFORMATION - Foxglove
- (Digitalis purpurea)
- Old Fashioned
- This lovely, old-fashioned plant will attract hummingbirds to the garden and readily self-sows.
- Low-growing foliage is topped by 2 to 3 foot flower spikes in June in varying colors of purple, pink, white and cream.
- Plants may re-bloom if spent flower stalks are cut back after blooming.
- The dried leaves are the principal source of the drug digitalis, a potent heart medicine, making the plant poisonous to animals and humans.
- This classic Foxglove, is familiar to nearly every flower lover and horticulture enthusiast around.
- This stately biennial is adaptable to full sun or partial shade and prefers moist feet.
- A staple of the cottage garden look, Foxglove can find a place in nearly any garden design.
- Famous medicinal (used for heart medicine), Foxglove blooms in light shade up to 5 ft. Biennial.
FAST FACTS - Common Name: Foxglove
- Botanical Name: Digitalis purpurea
- Seed Life Cycle: Biennial
- Light Requirements: Half Sun / Half Shade, Full Shade
- Flower Color : Mixed Colors
- Bloom Time: Summer
- Mature Height: 24-48" tall
- Ships As: Seed
- Ideal Region : Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, Southwest, Pacific Northwest
- Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Non-GMO: Yes
- Native To: Europe, naturalized in US Pacific Northwest
- Advantages :
- Attract Butterflies
- Attract Hummingbirds
- Attract Birds
- Bee Friendly
- Deer Resistant
- Rabbit Resistant
- Low Maintenance
- Good For Cut Flowers
- Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks)
- Great For Mass Plantings
- Multiplies / Naturalizes
- Light Requirements - half-sun--half-shadeHalf Sun / Half Shade or Full Shade
- Soil Type
- Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Clay Soil, Moist/Wet Soil
- Soil Moisture
- Average, Moist / Wet, Well Draining
- Advantages: Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Attract Birds, Bee Friendly, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Low Maintenance, Good For Cut Flowers, Extended Bloom Time (more than 4 weeks), Great For Mass Plantings, Multiplies / Naturalizes
- Mature Height: 24-48" tall
- Bloom Time: Summer
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