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Other common names foxglove [Foxlight Plum Gold]
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Synonyms Digitalis Foxlight Plum Glow
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Family Plantaginaceae
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Genus Digitalis can be biennials or usually short-lived perennials forming a rosette of simple leaves with bell-shaped flowers in slender, erect, usually one-sided racemes
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Details
foxlight plum gold is a compact, semi-evergreen perennial forming a basal rosette of broadly lance-shaped, toothed dark green leaves. Flower spikes to 60cm tall of outward-facing, reddish-dark pink flowers with darker plum and gold-speckled throats are produced in summer
How to grow
Cultivation Will grow in almost any soil or situation except very wet or very dry; ideal site is humus-rich soil in partial shade
Propagation Propagate by division in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types Flower borders and beds Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
How to care
Pruning Cut back the main flower spike as it fades to encourage the growth of flowering side shoots
Pests Can get aphids and leaf and bud eelworm
Diseases May be affected by leaf spots and powdery mildews