| Description | A Foxglove with a wide range of colors. Individual flowers occur around the spike giving a fuller bloom. |
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| Pronunciation | (dij-i-TAL-is)(pur-PU-ree-ah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Biennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | part sun |
| Moisture | prefers constantly moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained, organic rich |
| Flowers | 2-3 inch, tubular funnel shaped, pendulous, flowers (florets) bloom around the spike, pastel shades of cream, yellow, purple,pink, red, white with interior spotting |
| Leaves | forms a basal rosette of green leaves the first year |
| Dimensions | 24-36 inches |
| Maintenance | freely reseeds if it likes the site, may need staking |
| Propagation | seeds, reported to bloom first year from seed |
| Misc Facts | Some authorities point out that the Germans called foxglove Fingerhut (thimble) and Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566), the German botanist after whom the fuchsia genus (Fuchsia) was named is said to have proposed that the plant be called Digitalis derived from the Latin digitabulum (thimble). On the other hand there are others who suggest the name is derived from Latin digiti- (finger) with reference to the shape of the flowers. (www.plantlives.com) |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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