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Digitalis Laevigata

 

Smooth Foxglove

Tall spires of colourful, tubular flowers appear in summer above glossy or downy foliage. These biennial and perennial border plants, ranging in height from 45cm to 2m, enjoy moist, humus rich soil and benefit from a little shade. Some perennial species deteriorate after their first flowering and are best treated as biennials. D. purpurea and D. lutea spread freely by self seeding. All parts of the plant are poisonous. 'Digitalis Laevigata' - 'Smooth Foxglove' - is a hardy perennial with a rosette of foliage above which rise spires of yellow orange tubular flowers in summer. Height up to 36" Plant in well drained soil in sun or part shade. Toxic if eaten.

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plant Features
  • Smooth Foxglove likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Smooth Foxglove likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Smooth Foxglove is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Smooth Foxglove likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

 
plant information

Common name

Smooth Foxglove

Latin name

Digitalis Laevigata

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Plantaginaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Smooth Foxglove likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Smooth Foxglove is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Smooth Foxglove likes moist and rich

    Moist and rich

  • Water

    Smooth Foxglove likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Smooth Foxglove is 0.40meters x 1.00meters 0.40 M 1.00 M

Digitalis Laevigata

Tall spires of colourful, tubular flowers appear in summer above glossy or downy foliage. These biennial and perennial border plants, ranging in height from 45cm to 2m, enjoy moist, humus rich soil and benefit from a little shade. Some perennial species deteriorate after their first flowering and are best treated as biennials. D. purpurea and D. lutea spread freely by self seeding. All parts of the plant are poisonous. 'Digitalis Laevigata' - 'Smooth Foxglove' - is a hardy perennial with a rosette of foliage above which rise spires of yellow orange tubular flowers in summer. Height up to 36" Plant in well drained soil in sun or part shade. Toxic if eaten.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant in sun or partial shade in humus rich, moist but free draining soil.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Sow seed from spring until late summer either in a frame or in the open ground. Divide the dependable perennial species in early spring.

 

Flowering

From Mid Summer TO Late Summer

Tall spires of tubular flowers in mid to late summer

 
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