A semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial, to 140cm high in flower, with a basal rosette of hairy green leaves. Tall spikes of tubular, upward-facing orchid-shaped magenta-pink flowers with speckled white and pink throats are produced in late spring and early summer
1-1.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Prefers fertile, moist, humus-rich soil, but will grow in most garden situations including full sun. Will flower in its first year from an early sowing. See foxglove cultivation for further advice
Propagate by seed, sown in pots in a cold frame in late spring for flowering the following year. Seeds sown in January, in a protected environment at 15-18°C, may produce flowers in late summer of the first year
Deadhead to encourage more flowers
May be susceptible to aphids and leaf and bud eelworm
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, downy mildews and leaf spot