| Type: |
Perennial |
| Seed #: |
12 |
| Common Name: |
Foxglove |
| Latin Name: |
Digitalis purpurea |
| Variety: |
Mystic |
| Colour: |
Pink |
| Temperature: |
18C - 22C (64F - 72F) |
| Zone: |
2 - 9 |
| Blooms: |
May to August |
| Site: |
Full Sun or Part Shade |
| Height: |
100cm - 120cm (39" - 47") |
| Spread: |
30cm - 40cm (12" - 16") |
| Seeds per pack: |
50 |
Price: |
$2.79 |
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Attracts
Butterflies |
Great
Cutflower |
Deer
Resistant |
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Notes: Foxglove produces spires of large pink tubular florets with speckled throats. Flowers 1st year from early sowing. Plants are hardy bi-ennials.Useful as cutflower or wild flowers.
Instructions: Direct sow 1 to 2 cm deep. Mid August to September.Self sowing.
Habitat: Foxglove can and will grow very well in allmost any soil. For optimal production purposes however, it requires a light, well-drained, sunny site to obtain a higher active ingredient used for making heart medication.
History: Foxglove is a native of Asia and Western Europe although it is not as commonly seen as in North America. Foxglove was first recorded in medical history in 18th century England, by William Withering (1741-1799)an English country doctor. It was also later recorded in Canadain history in the Great Lakes region near the St.Lawerence in 1959 by a botanist named Baldwin.
Medicinal: The leaves of the Foxglove plant produces a drug (digitalis) used in heart medication and as a diuretic across the world.
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