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Common Foxglove growing in a garden

How to grow common foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

When to plant common foxglove

Common foxglove is a short-lived perennial usually grown as a biennial: it forms a leaf rosette the first year and a tall flower spike the second. Set out plants in spring in moist, organically rich, well-drained soil with afternoon shade; allow some flowers to set seed so the planting persists.

Common Foxglove is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
12 to 36 in apart
Sun
Partial sun
Soil pH
5 to 6

Common problems

Sources

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