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Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
A lovely soft pink foxglove which flowers at the same time and looks beautiful with peonies in June
Foxgloves make some of the very best cottage garden early summer garden plants and cut flowers. If you pick the king flower (the main spire) you create lots of prince flowers and the plants will then go on flowering for longer.
Please note: This is harmful if eaten.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Biennial or Short-lived Perennial
- Position
- Border (Middle)
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- May - July, 1 year from sowing seed
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Common name
- Foxglove
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Part Shade
- Spread
- 45cm (18in)
- Cultivation
- Sow thinly under cover, into seed beds or direct where they are to flower from May to July. Thin out direct sown seedlings to 30cm apart and transplant others into final positions in autumn for flowering the next 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, 1 year from sowing seed