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Wild Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
There’s something honest and magnificent about a beautiful great armful and vase of our native wild foxgloves. I love growing them for parties, weddings and friends in May or June. And they are very easy
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Biennial or Short-lived Perennial
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - July, the following year from sowing.
- Height
- 1.5m (5ft)
- Common name
- Common Foxglove
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow under cover March-July on compost surface, do not cover. Plant out once roots have filled a small pot, spacing 45cm apart.
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, the following year from sowing.
