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DIGITALIS purpurea 'Foxy'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Special Features: | Large flowering. |
| 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: | (mixture) |
| Flower Colour: | mixture |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z8
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| Height with Flowers: | 80 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | toxic plant |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.1 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.07692 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
13000 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(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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