Grow guide
How to grow Foxglove Excelsior Mix
Digitalis purpurea 'Excelsior Mix'
- Type
- Foxglove
- Zones
- USDA zones 4–9
- Sun
- Partial
- Time to harvest
- 300–365 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Fertilize At transplant
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
Classic biennial with flowers held horizontally on the spike, showing the spotted throat clearly; sow early summer for 5-foot spires the following season.
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