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Digitalis Purpurea Excelsior Group | Foxglove
Digitalis Purpurea Excelsior Group | Foxglove

Digitalis Purpurea Excelsior Group | Foxglove

SKU: RH30003263
9cm pot
£8.99
In stock (despatch in 3-5 working days)
3 × 9cm pots
£19.99 £26.97
In stock (despatch in 3-5 working days)
approx 1000 seeds
£3.49
In stock (despatch in 2-3 working days)
1

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Standard £5.99

Overview

Perfect for a cottage-style garden. Tall spires of large, well-spaced, tubular flowers in soft shades of purple, pink, creamy-yellow or white, each one with throats spotted maroon or purple, appear from May to July. These pastel-coloured foxgloves are perfect for the back of a large cottage-style border. Although short-lived, given the right conditions they will perpetuate by self-seeding.

Specifications

  • Position:full sun to partial shade
  • Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
  • Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
  • Flowering period: May to July
  • Hardiness: fully hardy
  • Toxicity: TOXIC to humans and pets if eaten

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

Care guide

Ensure that the soil is kept moist in summer. After flowering cut back the flowered spikes to encourage more sideshoots. Cut down to the ground after flowering. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the plant in early spring.These plants are mainly biennial, although they will produce plenty of new sideshoots and self-seed freely.

Warning

Humans/Pets: TOXIC if eaten

How your order will arrive

Pots and Packaging
Our 9cm pots are given extra packaging to protect the plant. This extra packaging consists of a recyclable plastic blister pack which is then placed in a cardboard box for delivery.

Preparation
The nursery will ensure the plant is moist while it's waiting to be picked up. Our quality control team waters the plant before packing them where necessary to make sure that the plant is suitably watered for transport. Plants with long delicate stems are secured with canes to prevent damage.

Plant on Arrival
Typically plants are delivered ready to plant and will take some time to settle, grow and look more like the product image above.

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