'Dalmatian Purple' Foxglove (Digitalis)
Perennial
- Floriferous perennial with purple bell-shaped flowers.
- Blooms in its first year.
- Strong stems hold the flowers upright.
- Deer-resistant, container friendly, and easy to grow.
- Zones 4-9, part sun to sun, 3' tall and 1' wide at maturity.
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Description
Foxgloves are long-blooming perennials with specialized flowers designed perfectly for pollinators. The bell-shaped blooms have small spots on their lower lip, guiding pollinators straight to their pollen and nectar. It serves as a landing strip for bees, who are the perfect size to crawl into the flowers. But don't be surprised when you see hummingbirds and butterflies visiting the flowers as well! While it has always been a staple in cottage, pollinator, and cut flower gardens, it recently resurged in popularity among home gardeners (and for a good reason). This perennial is deer and rabbit-resistant, container-friendly, low-maintenance, and easy to grow, making it easy to love.
This foxglove is a true perennial (not short-lived biennials) that will self-seed in your garden if given a chance. Caution: they are highly toxic if ingested by humans or animals.
Details
Common name: Foxglove
Zone: 4 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Height x width: 3' x 1'
Flower color: Purple
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Summer
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Rabbit resistant, deer resistant, cold tolerant
Uses: Accent, background, border, cottage gardening, naturalizing, specimen, wildflower
How to Grow
Light: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun).
Water: After establishment, water occasionally during the hot season.
Spacing: 18-24 inches
Fertilizing: Lightly fertilize in the spring.
Maintenance & pruning: Cutting and creating cut flower bouquets helps to encourage a second flush of blooms. Once a week, deadhead or pinch flowers to tidy up your perennial bed.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
After planting the replacement plant in the ground and babying it for the past few weeks, it is actually growing now :) Just needed some extra TLC. I was frustrated with the original plant and replacement but have to say I am 1000% satisfied with the customer service. I will buy from this company again
It arrived on 7/5 and it looked small but okay, and today it’s 7/28 and already flowering beautifully. Very happy.
3 of 5 foxglove look unhealthy.
Hello! We’re sorry you’re having trouble with your plants. All of our orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, but outside of that timeframe, we cannot be responsible for the care of your plants. If you’d like to talk to our customer service team, you can reach them at [email protected]. Happy gardening!
Happy to report all Foxgloves have bloomed! We’ve had an unusual amount of heavy rain so they’ve had to endure a constant pounding but still seem to be doing well. Very satisfied customer!
I bought 2 peach and 4 purple dalmatian foxgloves late last summer and they bloomed into August. This year they've spread and look gorgeous, although 2 of the purple didn't survive the winter and I'm thinking of replacing them. I love this company - all my new additions are thriving.
I ordered 9 plants. All arrived healthy and packaged well. I have planted 3 so far and they are all growing and blooming. Just remove any damaged or brown leaves and if you don’t plant right away%2C make sure you water daily as the soil will dry out quickly.
I ordered 2 of these plants, one had buds and one didn't. Both were quite large and are now growing and flowering beautifully!
Update 1 year later, checkout the second pic! These flowers come up above my hip, so gorgeous!
These were a lot bigger than I expected for a quart container! There are already blooms on them (yes the bloom stocks are bent but that is to be expected, they will be fine!) and came in great condition.
Seems like a tough plant that is easy to grow. Not sure if this will even flower every year, as they are rated as a "biennial". The quality of ordering online plants in late July is just not worth it. Wait till early May.
We’re sorry you’re not satisfied with your plants! On each product page and our plant sizes page, we note that all of our plants are young. The size of our plants varies depending on the time of year and whether they were recently trimmed. The most important thing when purchasing plants, online or in garden centers, is a full and robust root system, which we prioritize. Trimming only encourages stronger root development! All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee, so please reach out to [email protected] to start the claims process if necessary.
All thr plants came healthy and were boxed with care.
The first plant was damaged and did not survive. They were good and sent a replacement right away and it was in very poor shape. I planted it in the ground and am keeping my eyes on it because it is struggling. I will keep you posted on the progress of the plant
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This product was very under whelming. I anticipated the flowers would arrive closer to a bud stage rather than a plant stage. They took a beating in transport. And while they are starting to comeback to life they may not sprout flowers before their season ends. It’s unfortunate. Delivery was timely and that is appreciated.
They’re alive and growing beautifully.
it's growing.
The plants arriced extremely well packaged so that they didn’t have any damage. All the plants are healthy and look wonderful. I was initially hesitant about placing my order due to some less than stellar experiences with having plants shipped in the past, from a different nursery. However, this experience with Great Garden Plants exceeded my expectations - I’m extremely pleased!
the plants arrived in great condition, the soil was probably overly moist but i understand that was probably done on purpose for shipping reasons. i ordered 9, got them in the ground the same day but unfortunately here in florida the daily rain was too much for them and all but 1 died. the plant that was the biggest survived. i'll try again for next spring or after the rainy season n perhaps i'll be better prepared to cover them with plastic until they are bigger and stronger. im sure they would have turned out beautiful if given the chance. i'll try to buy again next year.
We're sorry you're having trouble with your plants. Our team of horticulture experts would love to take a closer look! Please contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants so we can better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/hyd-guaranteed
The plant seemed to be surviving but don’t know its condition after the effects of the tropical storm we are still experiencing. My garden is at my son’s house so I have not been able to check on it.
This is one hardy plant. It looks like all nine of them will live the first three that I ordered look fantastic the last six because we were getting into the heat a little more peeking, but they are surviving and my rabbits are not chewing on the leaves.😹
Was beautiful stock and already have 3 with blooms on them
Plants came happy; healthy and protected in their shipping boxes.
I am very happy with the flowers I have received from you. I love them
Having been disappointed with lupines from certain other providers, we took a chance and ordered from you. Yes they were somewhat more expensive. But, goodness, the quality of the plants in the shipment far exceeded what we could have hoped for let alone expected. So afterward, though planting season was drawing to its end, I ordered some other perennials for our garden. Once more, each plant of each variety was strong and healthy and surely will be off to a good start. So I am completely sold on your outstanding stock; your company will be my go-to source for garden plants in years to come. Many thanks indeed!
How much is shipping for three in Va 23534
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