Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
- Size
- 1.4 m tall, 0.5 m across
- Light
- Part sun, shade
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- Border planting
- Shade
- Spreads into drifts on its own
- Bees and butterflies
- Goes upwards
- Good for pollinators
- Native
- Settles in and spreads
Safety
- Severely toxic if eaten. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan when you say children use the garden.
- Severely toxic to dogs. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan for a garden with a dog.
- Severely toxic to cats. Verdlo leaves it out of a plan for a garden with a cat.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Perennials
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Size when mature
- 1.4 m tall, 0.5 m across
- Light
- Part sun, shade
- Moisture
- Medium, moist
- Soil
- loam, sand
- Soil pH
- 5 to 7
- Hardy to
- -30 degrees
- Flowers
- June to July
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Medium water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Fast
- In Europe
- Native
- Spreading risk
- None known
- If eaten
- People: Severely toxic · Dogs: Severely toxic · Cats: Severely toxic
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