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green foxglove

Digitalis viridiflora

Pollinator Friendly

Genus: Digitalis
Family: Plantaginaceae

About this plant

D. viridiflora is a perennial species, 60-80cm tall, with tough, slender, downy stems and rosettes of lance-shaped green leaves. Greenish-yellow flowers have dark veins and are carried in long dense spikes, 1.2-1.8m tall, from early to midsummer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

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 FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained or moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade

Pruning

Cut back main flower spike as it fades (unless seedlings are required) to encourage the growth of flowering side shoots

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in late spring or propagate by division in early spring

Pests

May be affected by aphids and leaf and bud eelworm

Diseases

May be affected by a leaf spot and powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Hedging ScreensCottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years