Digitalis, Common Foxglove, Fairy's Glove, White Flowered Foxglove 'Alba'

I have had foxglove growing in my garden for years. I grow them in the shade under oak trees. I rarely have any volunteers come up from...Read More seed, not sure if this is due to the leaf litter or the shade. These are attractive flowering plants and the deer and gophers won't touch them due to their toxicity.

This is our first year with this plant. We will have updates in our Journal.

So far, we have had no problems with this pl...Read Moreant. It seems to be doing very well in a semi-shaded spot in the front garden. We have mulched it just a bit (about 1/2 in).

We have been able to cut two of the flowering stalks to use indoors in a flower arrangement. Because the stalks are a bit woody, we crushed them with a heavy spoon to open up the capillaries. The flowers have lasted and looked fresh for over a week.

An absolutely stunning natural form of Digitalis purpurea - Common Foxglove, often sold as Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'.

Has ...Read Morepure white, tubular flowers which may have just a faint, pale cream spotting inside.

Excellent light woodland or back of the border plant to light up a dull area.

They are best grown from professionally selected seed as they often don't come true from a garden situation although one or two may pop up as pure white from time to time.