
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
- fungal diseases
- aphids
- japanese beetle
- mealybugs
Sources
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