Common
name: "Pink Foxglove"
Latin name: Digitalis x mertonensis
Zone: 3
- 8
Elevation to: 8000'
Growth habit: Clump forming
Max height: 30" - 36"
Spread: 12"
Flowers: Yes, June - July Flower type: Racemes
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 7+
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Digitalis
x mertonensis
Pink Foxglove
Perennial
Cultivation:
Plant Pink Foxglove in full sun to partial shade, in well drained soil.
Foxglove tolerates most soil types quite well. Pink Foxglove prefers to be
planted a moist location. Space new container grown plants 12"
- 18" apart.
Divide Foxglove plants every few years to maintain plant vigor.
Their pink flowers are excellent
for cutting for fresh floral arrangements.
Propagation:
Foxglove seed can be started in a cold frame or greenhouse in early
spring, or purchase pre-started plants at your local Garden
Center.
