Foxglove - Digitalis Purpurea

Season: Perennial
Height: 24 - 36 inches
Flower Color: White, cream, yellow, and rosy-red
Flower Type: Tall spike hung with tubular flowers
Bloom Time: Mid-season
Is this wildflower invasive? No
Is this wildflower endangered? No
Is this wildflower edible? No
Is this wildflower medicinal? Yes
Regions: Most regions of the U.S.
Zones: 4 - 8
Soil preference: Prefers rich woodsy soil, but is adaptable
Sun/Shade: Full sun to shade
Moisture Requirements: Average to Wet, but well-drained
Germination: 20 - 30 days
Optimum soil temperature for germination: 60F - 65F
Sowing depth: Surface sow foxglove wildflower seed

Colorful, prolific, and long-blooming, Foxy is a reliable show-stealer in the early-summer garden. Big blooms of white, cream, yellow, and rosy-red--many charmingly spotted with red inside--arise abundantly on the bushy 3-foot plants. And the best part? They appear just 5 months from sowing, so you can grow this Foxglove even in areas where it isn't hardy!

The flowers are so freely borne that they crowd one another, overlapping for a very full, ultra-colorful look. And because the buds open from the bottom of the plant up, the topmost are still closed when the lower flowers are in full bloom, increasing the color show of every stem!

Foxglove is easy to grow from wildflower seed, and Foxy is the only variety that can be grown either as an annual or a biennial. Situate it in full sun (in Northern climates) or partly-shade (in the South). It asks only rich, moist soil to begin blooming at just 18 inches tall (about 5 months from sowing!). Superb in borders, beds, and open woodland gardens. Space 12 to 15 inches apart. If growing as a biennial, it is hardy in zones 4-8.