RHS A biennial or short-lived perennial 1.2m high with overwintering rosettes of green leaves, and, from its first year, spikes of sterile pale pink flowers, spotted inside with maroon outlined in white, the curled petals not fused as in most foxgloves, but separate almost to the base, from early summer to midsummer
1-1.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
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Grow in moist but well-drained humus-rich soil in light dappled shade, for example in a mixed bed or an open woodland garden, and add organic mulch; native foxgloves are usually found in the wild on acidic soils, but they can also grow on neutral soils and tolerate slightly alkaline soils.
Propagate by seed, sown in spring; it is sterile so will not self-seed
No pruning required
May be susceptible to aphids and leaf and bud eelworm
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, downy mildews and leaf spot