Digitalis purpurea Ex. f. albiflora
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White Foxglove
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| Type/Hardiness |
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| Height |
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| Light preference |
Full sun/Part shade |
| Soil preference |
Any reasonable soil |
| Sowing time/depth |
Spring or Autumn, Barely cover |
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| An attractive white form of the familiar cottage garden foxglove. Seed is collected only from pure white plants but may not all come true - sowing more than you need and discarding young plants with red tinges at the base of leaves should help you obtain white plants. When plants are on offer, I adopt this method and it is usually successful, but all white plants cannot be absolutely guaranteed. |
| Sowing and/or growing instructions |
| Can be sown direct, lightly raked into the soil, thinning to 12-18in apart. Alternatively, sow thinly in a cool greenhouse or cold frame, on the surface of a pot or module of good quality compost, covering with a fine sprinkling of sifted compost or vermiculite. Do not exclude light, which is necessary for germination. Pot seedlings on and plant out when large enough. |
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