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Digitalis purpurea
FLOWER-FOXGLOVE MIX is a mix of pastel blooms! Loads of nodding blooms atop majestic spires in a glowing mix of pastel colours. This beauty is a real showstopper. Its name means “fairy gloves” derived from the finger like flower spikes. Bright, colourful 7cm blooms in a glowing mix beginning in early summer & lasting for weeks. A magnet for bees & other insects, the gorgeous flower spikes will offer months of interest, & then will self-seed freely around the garden – so there will be more to follow in subsequent years. Prefers partial shade. In spring, after all danger of frost, sow outdoors. Scatter where desired and firm by light tamping down. When plants are 10cm high, thin or transplant. Flowers in 100 to 120 days
Fox Glove (Digitalis) is poisonous if ingested causing irregular heart function and death. Touching Foxglove then rubbing your eyes or toughing your mouth can transfer the toxins often causing a bad reaction. Thus you must be carful where you plant it, how you use it and keep it away from small children.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height (cm)
60 - 150
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range (°C)
15 - 21
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Biennial / Short live Perennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Part Shade / Full Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Soil
Rich well drained soil with organic matter
pH
6 - 7
Soil Temperature (°C)
18 - 21
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth (mm)
2
Plant Spacing (cm)
30 - 45
Row spacing (cm)
60 - 75
Watering
Keep evenly moist especially during hot, dry weather
Germination Time (Days)
14 - 21
Harvest Time (Days)
Flowers will appear in the second year, in late spring or early summer
Good Companion Plants
Columbine. Delphinium, Lupine, Iris, Bleeding Heart, Campanula, Hosta, Ferns, Astilbe, Lungwort
Bad Companion Plants
no known plants to avoid
Pests
Diseases
Rust, Crown Rot. Leaf spot, Powdery Mildew, Verticillium Wilt, Botrytis Blight
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
