Digitalis purpurea
Family: Scrophulariaceae
TOXIC
Biennial. This is the classic purple Foxglove, wild-harvested
from the Oregon Coastal rainforest, where the deep green ferns and dripping,
mossy trees make an ideal environment for these flowers which blossom profusely
through the summer. Cultivation: Extra care. Sow seed
in the early spring on the surface of a flat in the greenhouse. Light
dependent germinator. May take up to four weeks to germinate.
In the first year, it will make a dense rosette of leaves, which send up
vertical stalks and blooms the following spring and summer. The plants
grow up to 5 feet tall. This is the Foxglove we will send you if you don’t
specify type.
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