Approximately 1000 Seeds
Very tall flower spikes appear during summer bearing large, tubular, purple, pink, creamy-yellow or white flowers, each with maroon or purple spotted throats. Consider dotting these pastel-coloured foxgloves through the back of a large cottage-style border or allow them to self-seed and form clumps in a woodland setting.
HEIGHT: 200cm
SITE: full sun, part shade
FLOWERING MONTHS: June to July the year after sowing
SOW INDOORS: March to May
SOW OUTDOORS: April to July or September to November
CARE TIPS: Remove the first flower spike early to encourage more 'prince' flowers from the base. Be aware that all parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested.
Garden Care
Lightly press the seed onto the surface of a well-watered seed compost in mid to late spring and keep in a cold frame. When large enough to handle, pot on into individual cells and once they have developed a decent basal rosette of foliage they can be hardened off before planting out. After flowering, cut the spikes back hard, as this may encourage a second, smaller flush. These plants will usually flower in their second year.
