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Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea · Perennial
Foxglove is a moderate-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 2–5 ft × 1–2.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream, pink and purple blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators and stands up well to deer and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–5 ft × 1–2.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Western, southern, and central Europe
Will it survive your winters?
We score Foxglove’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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