Botanical Name Digitalis purpurea ‘Dalmatian Purple’
Common Name Foxglove
Type Biennial
Exposure Sun to Part Shade
Size for Description 3 to 4 Ft.
Bloom Time Spring to Summer
Flower Color Purple
Fruit  
Foliage  
Bark  
Fall Color  
Growth Rate  
Butterflies yes
Hummingbirds yes
Deer Resistant yes
Drought Tolerant yes
Moisture Lover yes
Native  
Walnut Tolerant yes
Wet Areas  
Fragrant  
Groundcover  
Comment deep lavender-purple bells, each spotted inside with maroon purple
Care

 

Zone 3

Deadhead to lateral buds.  When all flowering is done and new basal growth starts, cut back to basal growth.  Plants may re-bloom.  Cut back dead leaves in early spring.  This is a biennial and will bloom for 2 years and then die but seed in.