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Digitalis 'Polkadot Polly' (Polkadot Series) | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Digitalis 'Polkadot Polly' (Polkadot Series)

Digitalis 'Polkadot Polly' (Polkadot Series)

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Genus: Digitalis
Family: Plantaginaceae

About this plant

A semi-evergreen perennial, to 1cm high in flower, with ovate to lance-shaped, slightly serrated dark green leaves, wider at the base and narrower on the stems. Upright spikes bearing numerous nodding, tubular and slightly flattened, coral pink to apricot coloured flowers with dark spotted throats are produced from mid summer into early autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Will grow in almost any soil or situation except very wet or very dry; ideally a sheltered, warm site with humus-rich soil in light or partial shade. See foxglove cultivation for more detailed advice

Pruning

Deadhead to encourage more flowers

Propagation

Propagate by seed, sown in pots in a cold frame in late spring, or by division in early spring. This is a sterile cultivar so will not produce viable seed

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, leaf and bud eelworms, slugs and snails

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews, downy mildews and leaf spot

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

IndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

BushyClimbing

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years