Digitalis Purpurea - Monstrosa Color Mix has stems that are topped with unusually large single flowers that are either a white or pink color. The foliage is large and slightly felty. It has a blooming season ranging from June to July, can be grown in either full sun or partial shade in well-draining soil, and will grow between 3 – 5 feet tall. It will attract pollinators to your garden such as Hummingbirds, Butterflies, and Bees while being resistant to Deer and Rabbits. These make great cut flowers. The formation of peloric flowers in foxgloves is fairly rare but they have been report for many years. The proper botanical name for this plant is Digitalis purpurea monstrosa. The term monstrosa is Greek and means huge or monsterous. A normal foxglove develops an indeterminate inflorescence that steadily gets taller until the plant can’t support more flowers. The flowers open sequentially starting at the bottom. In a peloric foxglove, a terminal flower develops and opens before any of the other buds. This stops any further growth above the peloric flower. The remaining flowers open from the bottom up and have a normal shape.
40+ seed per pack
Planting Zone: 4 – 8
Full Sun to Part Shade
Height: 3 feet – 5 feet
Width: 1.5 feet
Attracts Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Great for cut flowers
Deer and Rabbit resistant
Native to Europe
I urge anyone buying seed to do their homework on germination, I have not raised and cannot raise many of these plants as I am sub-tropics here in St Augustine,Florida. All seed are NOT alike! There are so many different factors in germination and not doing a search is throwing your money away. I want everyone to be successful when growing your flowers from seed it is the most rewarding experience in Gardening and you can do it, if you give the seed what it needs to grow. I always check 3 sites of info to choose how I will go about it. It is not hard to do, if you do it right!
SEED GERMINATION TIP!!!!!!!
ONLY GERMINATE A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME.
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR MONKEYS IN A BARREL.
Good Luck and Happy Planting!!!!
