General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 30-40 cm
Plant Spread: 30-40 cm
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
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.
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 60-65 F (15-18 C)
Days to germinate: 14-30 days
Depth to plant seed: 1/16 inch (1.5 mm)
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Divide in early spring or fall
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Foxglove
  • Small-Flowered Foxglove

Photo Gallery
Location: Breezy Knees garden, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-06-20
Digitalis parviflora
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-07-15
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
Date: 2020-06-20
Location: Ripley castle garden, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-07-14
Location: Ripley castle garden, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-07-14
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2012-06-05
Location: Breezy Knees garden, York, UK
Date: 2020-06-20
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-18
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-06-11
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2015-01-07
Photo courtesy of: Clivid
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-07-06
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: KALAMA WA
Date: 2016-05-03
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by longk
Uploaded by longk

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds

photo by ghislain118
Comments:
  • Posted by Joy (Kalama, Wa. - Zone 8b) on May 24, 2016 5:54 PM concerning plant:
    A true perennial Foxglove. Extremely long lived. Beautiful even when not in bloom and the blooms last a long time too. Will self sow, but not as aggressively as the common foxglove.

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