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Digitalis parviflora
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Digitalis parviflora

Digitalis parviflora

Foxglove
RHS AGM This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. For more information on RHS Award of Garden Merit plants visit rhs.org.uk/plants

A perennial foxglove forming evergreen clumps that hold their presence through winter. In early summer, upright stems carry tightly packed, small flowers in warm, rusty-brown tones, giving the plant a quiet but distinctive character. Adaptable and long-lived, it settles comfortably into well-drained soils in sun or light shade, where it reseeds sparingly and without fuss.
Pot size
$8.00
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Growing Conditions

Light: full sun to part shade

Moisture: average

Soil: well-drained garden soils

Hardiness zone: 5

Maintenance: low
Size & Habit

Height (cm): 90

Spread (cm): 30

Habit: upright stems from evergreen clump
Seasonal Interest

Flowering period: June–July

Seasonal interest: winter foliage; early summer flowering

Foliage: green

Flower: red-brown
Ecology & Notes

Wildlife value: pollinators

Deer/Rabbit resistance: moderate

Habitat: perennial borders; mixed borders; gravel gardens; winter-interest plantings

Features: evergreen clumps; rusty-brown flowers; long-lived perennial habit; restrained self-seeding

Notes: a long-lived, perennial foxglove native to the mountains of northern Spain; evergreen clumps remain visible through winter; late spring to early summer brings sturdy stems clothed in fine hairs and densely packed, small, rusty-brown flowers; adaptable to a wide range of sites provided drainage is good; self-seeds lightly and predictably

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