Digitalis purpurea Foxy
Hardy Annual
- Flowers: Mid Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Height: 26 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Special Features: Flowers in first year
- Ideal for: Border, Cottage Garden, Rockery
Description
'Foxy' is an ANNUAL foxglove.
If sown indoors late winter/early spring it flowers in summer (regular foxgloves are biennial).
'Foxy' is dwarfer, invaluable for exposed sites in shades of pink to white with contrasting mottled throats.
The flowers are useful for cutting.
Flowers summer.
Height 65cm (26in).
CAUTION: All Parts Are Poisonous
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | for flowering in the same season sow in early spring. |
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Sow in good free draining seed compost, just covering the seed with compost.
Germination usually takes 10-21 days at 13-15C (55-60F).
If sown in late spring/early summer outdoors 1.5mm (1/8in) deep in well prepared seed bed, and transplanted when large enough to handle, 'Foxy' will flower in early summer the next season.
Growing Instructions
When the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant into boxes, grow cool and finally plant out 30cm (12in) apart in sun or part shade in free draining soil.
