Foxglove ‘Camelot Cream’
Digitalis purpurea
Description
This old-fashioned bloomer pumps out masses of towering stems with creamy, freckled blooms for a solid 2 months from late spring to early summer. While most foxgloves are biennials, this hybrid flowers the first year from an early sowing of seed and will also produce the second year if left in place.
Please note: All parts of foxglove are poisonous, including the seeds. Use caution around children and pets.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: suitable for some degree of shade
Days to maturity: 130 to 145 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: suitable for some degree of shade
Days to maturity: 130 to 145 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 10 to 12 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Seed is slow to start; bottom-watering is recommended until plants emerge. Seeds are very small; bottom-watering is recommended until plants emerge.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when just a few bottom blossoms are open, before the bees pollinate the flowers. Expect a vase life of 6 to 8 days.
Details
Description
This old-fashioned bloomer pumps out masses of towering stems with creamy, freckled blooms for a solid 2 months from late spring to early summer. While most foxgloves are biennials, this hybrid flowers the first year from an early sowing of seed and will also produce the second year if left in place.
Please note: All parts of foxglove are poisonous, including the seeds. Use caution around children and pets.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: suitable for some degree of shade
Days to maturity: 130 to 145 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary
Height: 36 to 42 in
Site: suitable for some degree of shade
Days to maturity: 130 to 145 days
Plant spacing: 9 to 12 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 10 to 12 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed. Seed is slow to start; bottom-watering is recommended until plants emerge. Seeds are very small; bottom-watering is recommended until plants emerge.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when just a few bottom blossoms are open, before the bees pollinate the flowers. Expect a vase life of 6 to 8 days.
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How to Grow
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How to Grow
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