General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 80-100 cm
Plant Spread: 30 cm
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
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: Provide light
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Divide in early spring or fall
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Foxglove
  • Grecian Foxglove

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Date: 2023-08-02
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-03
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-02-10
Overwintering foliage
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2012-06-17
Uploaded by longk
Location: Botanical Garden Utrecht
Date: 2017-09-24

photo by ghislain118
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

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