Foxglove

RHS Genus Guide

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.

Botanical name: Digitalis

Common name: Foxglove

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Foxglove

foxglove 'Sutton's Apricot'

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

foxglove 'Sutton's Apricot'

Height: 1–1.5 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

large yellow foxglove

Digitalis grandiflora

large yellow foxglove

Height: 0.5–1 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

small-flowered foxglove 'Milk Chocolate'

Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate'

small-flowered foxglove 'Milk Chocolate'

Height: 0.5–1 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

foxglove 'Pam's Choice'

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'

foxglove 'Pam's Choice'

Height: 1–1.5 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

white-flowered foxglove

Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora (Thompson & Morgan)

white-flowered foxglove

Height: 1–1.5 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

strawberry foxglove

Digitalis × mertonensis

strawberry foxglove

Height: 0.5–1 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

penstemon 'Husker Red'

Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

penstemon 'Husker Red'

Height: 0.5–1 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

foxglove 'Dalmatian Crème'

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Crème' (Dalmatian Series)

foxglove 'Dalmatian Crème'

Height: 0.1–0.5 metres
Width: 0.1–0.5 metres

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