Digitalis purpurea ‘Dalmation Peach Spotted’ seeds – (Foxglove)

$6.30

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Description

 

This plant, which has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit, is an early flowering foxglove, which has  lovely soft peach coloured tubular flowers, speckled with light spots. It normally flowers in its first year from seed. It grows in full sun to partial shade , and forms a neat compact mound of foliage, from which the well-branched stems produce their pretty blooms in profusion.

 

Sowing advice

Sow in spring, summer and autumn. Can be sown indoors or outdoors
Sow onto moist seed raising mix. Do not cover as light is needed for germination. Water from the bottom of pots to avoid disturbing the seed. Keep moist but not waterlogged. Cover with a glass tray or clear film to keep the moisture in. Germination takes 14-21 days at 15 – 18 deg C.

Additional information

Classification

Hardy Biennial

Common Name

Foxglove

Family

Plantaginaceae

Maximum Height

approx 90 cm with flowers

Number of seeds in packet

approx 20