General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18 inches (45cm)
Plant Spread: 12 inches (30cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Yellow-peach with slight reddish brown markings
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit 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. Foxglove is grown commercially a
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Sterile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Divide in early spring or fall
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP20,937
Parentage: Digitalis grandiflora x Digitalis obscura

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Goldcrest
Cultivar name: 'Waldigone'
Common names
  • Foxglove
Also sold as:
  • Digitalis 'Walberton's Goldcrest'

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Date: 2013-01-23
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Location: Lowes Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Lowes Garden Center, MI
Date: 2012-05-05

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Indiana
Date: 2017-08-25
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2011-12-09

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