The Main Plant entry for Foxgloves (Digitalis)

This database entry exists to show plant data and photos that apply generically to all Foxgloves.

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements:	Partial Shade to Full Shade
Flowers:	Showy
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Toxicity:	Other: The Latin word digitalis means finger and the blossoms of this flower fit the human finger almost perfectly. But the flowers and leaves are highly toxic, and this plant should not be grown in areas frequented by children.
Propagation: Seeds:	Sow in situ
Propagation: Other methods:	Division Other: Divide in early spring or fall
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names

Foxglove

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Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2021-06-19

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Location: BBS Summerfield, Florida
Date: 2024-04-01

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Location: Pacific Palisades, SoCal
Date: 2021-05-28

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Location: Portland Nursery, Portland Or.

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Location: Philadelphia
Date: 05/26/20220
Seed started, 2nd yr plant

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-06-09
Self-seeded

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Location: Modiin Israel
Date: 2019-05-18

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Location: Philadelphia
Date: 4/18/2022
Year 2. Grown from seed.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-18

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Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2022-09-21
First-year growth.

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Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-06-15
Camelot Ivory

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Location: Southeastern NC
Date: 2005-01-01
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

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Location: In my zone 8 garden
Date: 2011-10-30

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Location: In my zone 8 garden
Date: 2011-05-21

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Location: BBS in Summerfield, Florida
Date: 2024-04-01

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-09-28

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Location: King George, VA
Date: 2021-05-02

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Location: Sherwood, Oregon
Date: 2017-06-05

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Location: Brownstown Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-09-01
Leaves in the background belong to Ipomoea (Red Cardinal Flower)

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-02

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-11-01

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Comments:

Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 10, 2020 1:11 PM concerning plant:

Grow foxglove as a vertical accent at the middle or the back or a border, depending on the height of the species, or plant it in an informal naturalistic garden where it can self-sow and spread.

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Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 20, 2013 4:18 AM concerning plant:

Taken from wikipedia's page at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

"The best-known species is the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea. This biennial plant is often grown as an ornamental plant due to its vivid flowers which range in color from various purple tints through various shades of light gray, and to purely white. The flowers can also possess various marks and spottings.

Depending on the species, the digitalis plant may contain several deadly physiological and chemically related cardiac and steroidal glycosides. Thus, the digitalis plants have earned several, more sinister, names: dead man’s bells and witch's gloves.

The entire plant is toxic (including the roots and seeds)."

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Plant Events from our members
piksihk	On January 7, 2019	Seeds sown two types in pots
piksihk	On February 9, 2018	Seeds sown Ferry m seeds mix 2014
piksihk	On February 16, 2017	Seeds sown NOID - strawberry, fuchsia, white and lavender (2009) frt bed/back
Flowerlover6	On October 19, 2022	Seeds sown
Australis	On March 29, 2024	Seeds sown Started some seeds collected from an unnamed peach selection and the pastel purple 'Foxy Alpha'.
Australis	From May 5, 2023 to May 14, 2023	Seeds germinated High germination rate; no doubt due to the seed being fresh.
Australis	On April 16, 2023	Seeds sown Started some seeds collected from 'Dalmatian Purple'.

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