Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple Improved'

Dalmatian Series

Digitalis 'Dalmatian Purple Improved' Foxglove

Common Name: Foxglove

This improvement over 'Dalmatian Purple' displays greater vigor, better uniformity, and an earlier bloom time. The Dalmatian Foxgloves are some of the fastest to finish and bloom, making them a favorite of growers looking to turn greenhouse space quickly and growers looking to plant and finish a crop for spring sales.

This Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner produces large spikes of outward facing, lilac purple flowers with maroon spotted throats on sturdy, upright stems in early summer.

Digitalis forms large rosettes of downy, green, oblong leaves from which numerous flower spikes emerge. It looks especially nice when planted along fences, at the wood's edge, or in large containers.

Height:

2.0-3.0 Feet

Spread:

1.0 Feet

Hardiness Zones:

4,5,6,7,8,9

Flower Color:

Pink shades Purple shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun) Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Average Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Average Soil Quality Fertile Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0) Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Early Summer

Attracts Wings:

Attracts Hummingbirds

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant

Growth Rate:

Rapid

Garden Style:

Patio Container Cottage Eclectic Formal Woodland Shade

Other Features:

Border Plant Container Cut Flower Mass Planting

Origin:

Not Native to North America

Foxglove prefers acidic, moist, well-drained soil that is enriched with humus. Keeping this plant watered will result in better flowering and healthier foliage. In most climates, partial shade is best, though it will grow in full sun in northern regions.

Propagation is recommended by letting the plant self-seed and using the resulting plantlets. It may also be grown from seed.

Awards

Fleuroselect Gold Medal

Fun Facts

The name Digitalis is latin for "finger of a glove", which refers to the shape of the flowers. This is an important medicinal plant; the powerful drug digitalin is derived from it, which is used as a heart stimulant to treat heart disease.

Foxglove tends to grow on slopes where fox's burrows are found, hence the "fox."

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