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DIGITALIS thapsi Spanish Peaks®
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Origin: | Spain and Portugal |
| Distinction: | Plant Select, contact Plant Select for legal use of ® names. |
| Special Features: | A species with a more perennial habit with purple-rose blooms on branched flowering stems. All plant parts are poisonous. Deer resistant and attracts hummingbirds. |
| Historical: | The name Digitalis is derived from digitus, meaning 'finger' in Latin and refers to the shape of the flowers which, more accurately described, look like thimbles. |
| Basic Colour: | (red / scarlet / purple) |
| Flower Colour: | purple-rose with darker spots in the throat |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - July |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z9
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| Foliage: | fuzzy |
| Growth Habit: | erect |
| Height with Flowers: | 45 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | toxic plant |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.1 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.06667 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
15000 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 15 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing to Germination: | 2 - 3 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
