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Digitalis purpurea 'Lavender Carousel' (Carousel Series) | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Digitalis purpurea 'Lavender Carousel' (Carousel Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Lavender Carousel' (Carousel Series)

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Digitalis
Family: Plantaginaceae

About this plant

A biennial or short-lived perennial, to 90cm high in flower, with lance-shaped dark green leaves. Upright spikes bear tubular, pale purple-pink flowers with heavily spotted throats, held all around the stems, from mid to late summer

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

South FacingWest FacingEast 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 for flowering the following year. Seeds sown in January, in a protected environment at 15-18°C, may produce flowers in late summer of the first year

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