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Digitalis lutea
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
Delicate ivory to primrose spikes of bell flowers
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - July
- Height
- 60cm (24in)
- Common name
- Straw foxglove
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow in spring indoors, onto trays of moist compost. Do not cover seed. Grow on in cooler conditions and gradually acclimatise before planting out. Or sow direct outdoors from late spring to early summer, to flower the following year.
Care Tips
Remove the first flower spike early to encourage more 'prince' flowers from the base. May require protection from severe frost. Caution: All parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested.
Flowering Time
May - July
