Digitalis obscura Sunset with Aster Photo Courtesy of Emmis Oure
Digitalis obscura Sunset with Aster Photo Courtesy of Emmis Oure
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Sunset Foxglove
Digitalis obscura Sunset
SKU: HC014534
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Overview
2004 Plant Select Winner 18" tall x 12" wide. Spanish Foxglove is the best Foxglove for drier climates and poorer soils. Much better than traditional English types. It blooms in late spring with spikes of reddish-brown and yellow tubular flowers. A 2004 Plant Select winner.
key features
Botanical Name
Digitalis obscura Sunset
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Advantages
Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Cut Flowers
Soil Moisture
Average
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Mature Height
18" tall
Bloom Time
Late spring to early summer
SKU
HC014534
Description
2004 Plant Select Winner 18" tall x 12" wide, (seed propagated). A rugged perennial species native to the mountains of Spain, Digitalis obscura is very different from the woodland Foxgloves commonly offered. The brown and yellow bell-like flowers are strangely attractive; the upright woody stems and lily-like leaves are also ornamental. Plant Digitalis obscura in full or partial sun in lean-to average garden soils (not too much compost) and water deeply but not too frequently. Javelina resistant
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