Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea' - Rusty Foxglove
Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea' - Rusty Foxglove
A spike filled with a lot of small (half-inch diameter) spotted, light orange flowers that can be up to 5 feet tall rises above a rosette of narrow-leaved dark green evergreen foliage that can be about a foot in diameter.
Sometimes described as a short lived perennial or a biennial or a perennial. So which is it? Well, we’ve had these in the garden for few years. Last year was the first time they flowered and this year’s flowers are significantly less tall, so even though they didn’t die after flowering they did use up a lot of energy. They happily seed around the garden so you will soon have multiple plants in different stages of growth. Deer resistant. Warning- toxic to humans and pets.
Zones 4-9. 5 in. Part Shade. Dry to well drained soil.
We are offering plants grown in 3.5 inch pots