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Foxglove- Excelsior mix

Digitalis purpurea

Biennial, 150cm

Mix of pink, white and purple flowers

Good for beds and borders

Flowering biennial growing to 150cm. Plants produce elegant upward spikes covered in bell-like flowers in a mix of pink, white and purple. Commonly grown in beds and borders.

How to sow and grow:

Method:	Sow direct or raise seedlings
Sowing Depth:	0mm
When:	Autumn and winter
Germination:	14-21 days @ 18-21°C
Hardiness / Life Cycle:	Hardy Biennial
Plant Spacing:	40cm
Plant Height:	150cm
Position:	Part or full sun, moist well drained soil
Days to Maturity/Flowering:	125 days

(Product number: A2-14)
Seeds per gram: 11200 seeds

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SKU	A2-14
Shipping Weight	0.0005kg
Botanical name:	Digitalis purpurea
Packet type:	Standard seed packet
Packet quantity:	>500 seeds
Seeds per gram:	11200

Excellent results

23 March 2019
First time growing foxgloves. I put them in a seed tray, and I think I put them under plastic till they came up ( blue mountains, cool climate), then potted the whole tray into the ground in a shady spot and kept them watered. When they were large enough, I transplanted them, and then had to do it again when they were larger, as I hadn't t expected them all to survive. You can't kill these things, at least not where I live. I have dozens in various spot in the garden. The snails don't eat them, a big plus. Only thing is, it takes a couple of summers for them to flower, and I will probably moved by then. I always knew that, but wanted to see if I could do it successfully, and treated it as an experiment, which worked beautifully.

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Healthy Growth

2 December 2017
Lovely green foliage. Early days yet, so very excited for them to eventually bloom. Pleased with the results so far.

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