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Digitalis purpurea

Common name: Common Foxglove

Award winning classic – an iconic foxglove with pink-purple flowers and spotted throat

-20°C and below
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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2 Litre Pots
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3 for £34.00
just £11.33 each
5 for £48.00
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just £4.33 each
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From May to July, towering spires of Digitalis purpurea bloom in English hedgerows and woodland, looking magical in dappled summer sunlight. Plant this quintessential foxglove to naturalise in either full sun or partial shade and locate toward the back of your garden borders where they will add height, colour, and drama. Adored by bees and pollinators, Digitalis purpurea are popular in cottage gardens and are superb for cutting and popping in a vase to beatify your home. The elegant spires also work well in modern planting schemes. Digitalis thrives in moist, rich, well-drained soil of any kind except heavy clay. With a height of 2m and spread of 60cm this is a statuesque beauty to be sure. An herbaceous biennial which blooms during the second year of growth before setting seed. Prune spent stems soon after blooming if self-seeding is not desired otherwise leave to seed and produce the following year’s plants. Digitalis purpurea is a fully hardy (H7) plant which does not require addi
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Key Information
Latin Name Digitalis purpurea YP
Common Name Common Foxglove
Hardiness H7 (-20°C and below)
Colour Purple
Type Biennial
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 2.00 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.60
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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