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Flowers & garden choices · Western North Carolina field companion

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea◐ Part sun or part shade · ☾ ShadeParent Gery ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Allow to reseed naturally

Type
Biennial / Short-Lived Perennial
Light Req.
Part Sun / Shade
Height × Width
24–48 in × 12–24 in
USDA Zone
4–9
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Type

Biennial / Short-Lived Perennial

Light Req.

Part Sun / Shade

Water Req.

Moderate

Soil Req.

Loamy

More growing details

USDA Zone

4–9

Height × Width

24–48 in × 12–24 in

Bloom Time & Color

Late Spring–Early Summer / Pink, White, Purple

Native Status

Non-Native (Europe)

Pollinator Interest

Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds

Wildlife Value

Pollinator

Maintenance Level

Low

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

Notes

Allow to reseed naturally

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Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea◐ Part sun or part shade · ☾ ShadeParent Gery ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo contextResized and converted to WebP. Full composition retained in the gallery; card previews crop to fit.
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea◐ Part sun or part shade · ☾ ShadeNevit Dilmen ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo contextResized and converted to WebP. Full composition retained in the gallery; card previews crop to fit.

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