DIGITALIS Gloxynaeflora - Foxglove

Species: Digitalis
Latin name: Digitalis Purpurea L.
Other usual name: Grande Digitale - Gantelée - Queue de Loup - Pavée - Gants de Notre Dame - Péterolle - Globe Mouche - Digitale Commune - de. Roter Fingerhut - en. Foxglove - Fairy's Glove - Witches Glove - Dead Men's Bells
Variety: Gloxynaeflora mixed
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Origin: Europe

Digitalis Gloxynaeflora: Hardy perennial stately plant with long spikes and dropping flowers in a shape of a small bell placed in groups on the stem, comes in a palet of pastel colors. The Gloxynaeflora variety is characterized by the width of its inflorescence. It can be used on edges, beddings, rubbles and flowers stands or also on the edge of fishpounds. This classic is featured in our gardens for centuries, also used as cut flowers in tall vases.

Seed sowing: Sow in spring or in summer
Flowering of the Digitals: June to September of the following year
Height: The Digital reaches 1 to 1.20 m
Exposure: Half shade or sunny

Sowing instructions: Seed sowing directly in place in spring or summer for a flowering the following year from June to September, cover seeds slightly and maintain wet, clear out plants at a distance of 20 to 25 cm. You also can sow them from April to June in seedbeds or pots, transplant seedlings in seedbed and set out in October or November.

Sowing distance: 20 to 25 cm between plants
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 15 °C to 20°C

Net weight of seeds: 1 gr - /+ 10.000 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.