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Introducing...

Foxglove

Botanical name: Digitalis

Common name: Foxglove

With tall spires of thimble-like flowers rising from rosettes of soft downy leaves, foxgloves have long been popular choices for cottage gardens and wild, informal plantings. Most of the perennial types are short lived and will need replacing as they decline. Allow biennials to self-seed or replace annually after flowering for a summer display.

Growing guide

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Useful advice

How gardeners can help our declining bees and other pollinators

How gardeners can help our declining bees and other pollinators

Seed: collecting and storing

Seed: collecting and storing

Shade gardening

Shade gardening

Shade planting: annuals, bulbs and perennials

Shade planting: annuals, bulbs and perennials

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