Digitalis ‘Apple Blossom’, 2L
£14.00
notes
With its unusual, orchid-like blooms, this foxglove is remarkably floriferous. The flowers display a two-tone effect, featuring pale pink-white lower petals contrasted by creamy upper petals, creating a striking display throughout the flowering season. The blooms are also highly attractive to bees and other pollinators.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 2L
- Height and Spread: 60cm (1ft 11in) x 40cm (1ft 4in)
Features
notes
With its unusual, orchid-like blooms, this foxglove is remarkably floriferous. The flowers display a two-tone effect, featuring pale pink-white lower petals contrasted by creamy upper petals, creating a striking display throughout the flowering season. The blooms are also highly attractive to bees and other pollinators.
Details
- Flowers: June - July
- Hardy
- Short lived perennial
Planting
- Moist, well-drained soil
- East, South or West aspects
- Full sun, partial sunlight
Care
- Awarded Best Herbaceous Perennial and Best in Show at the 2024 HTA New Plant Awards
- Does not like waterlogged or excessively dry soil
- Deadhead blooms
- The main foxglove flower is called the ‘king’ flower; cut this back after flowering to encourage lower shoots to bloom, but before doing so allow the bees to do their busy work. Highly toxic by ingestion. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling.
Insights
Foxgloves are a familiar and beloved sight in cottage gardens where they punctuate the herbaceous border with picturesque spires of colour. However, they are highly toxic to humans and animals and are also known by the more sinister names: ‘dead man’s bells’ and ‘witch’s gloves’.
Glossary