Flowers
Digitalis lanata (Grecian / Woolly Foxglove)
Woolly Foxglove
A really unusual woolly Foxglove. Spires of delicate flowers emerging in year two, featuring brown veining with a yellow throat. This biennial will happily self seed around the garden to provide years of interest.
- Plant type
- Biennial
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Height
- 80cm
- Spread
- 40cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Digitalis seeds need light to germinate. Sow sparingly and firm down onto the surface of moist seedling compost, do not cover with soil. The seedlings can be pricked out to individual pots when large enough to handle. Finally transplant into their final growing position once frosts have passed. Alternatively they can be sown outside where they are to grow in May-June.
Aftercare
Water during summer months if there's insufficent rainfall. Remove flower spikes as they fade to avoid self seeding.
Gallery
Ref. SED024