Foxglove | Digitalis

Most foxgloves are biennial, producing a rosette of leaves in their first year followed by a tall flower spire in their second, then setting seed and dying. Shake a dried foxglove flower spire, and thousands of tiny black seeds will scatter everywhere, self-seeding wherever growing conditions are right. 

Although foxgloves are beautiful, it’s important to remember that they’re also poisonous. Always wash your hands after working with foxgloves – for example, if cutting flowers for the house – and don’t grow them if you have pets that eat plants. 

Plant Details:

Height: 3-4 feet 

Hardiness Zones: 4-8

Sunlight: 

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun) 

Bloom Time: Summer-Fall

Other Notes: Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Attracts Hummingbirds. Foxglvoes self-seed so be sure to leave the dried seed heads on the plant to encourage yearly flowering and bigger plants.