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Digitalis Summer King

Digitalis Summer King

Common name: Foxglove

Robust with richly coloured blooms

-10 to -15°C

Good Cut Flowers

Good for Pollinators

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	3 for £13.00	just £4.33 each
	5 for £15.00	just £3.00 each
	10 for £18.00	just £1.80 each

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Digitalis x mertonensis ‘Summer King’ is dramatic, architectural and long flowering. Digitalis are instantly recognisable and make a statement all summer. Known as the Strawberry Foxglove, densely packed spires of spotted, crushed-strawberry-pink blooms are held high on strong, upright stems above semi-evergreen foliage all summer and into the autumn. The nectar rich blooms are much loved by bees and butterflies, Digitalis are happy growing in borders and containers. Commonly known as Foxgloves, legend tells naughty fairies put the blooms from a Digitalis over the fox’s paws to help him keep silent while he was hunting. If you look inside the blooms you can even see the tiny marks left by the fairies’ footprints. Being a woodland plant, Digitalis x mertontensis ‘Summer King’ prefers to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Growing to an approximate height of 60-90cm and spread of 40-50cm, Digitalis are hardy biennial or short-lived perennial plants, seed from most can be collected and sown in subsequent years.

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Latin Name	Digitalis x mertonensis 'Summer King'
Common Name	Foxglove
Hardiness	H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour	Pink
Type	Biennial
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.90 m
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.50
Soil Conditions	Chalk Clay Loam Sand, Loam Sand
Soil Acidity	Acid Alkaline Neutral, Acid Neutral
Aspect	East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots	Yes
Good for wildlife	Yes
Good for pollinators	Yes
Good for cutting	Yes