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Digitalis Ferruginea (rusty foxglove)

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By Simbad


Digitalis Ferruginea (rusty foxglove)

Bought this last autumn from Malvern, its just grown and grown and is around 7ft tall now, the flowers are really small but sooo pretty close up.



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I've just sown seeds for this - all excited now!

4 Aug, 2012

 

Hi Kathy, yes, very similar to my Digitalis stewartii. Nice arent they, grew mine from seed too Meanie, you'll love them.

4 Aug, 2012

 

love it Simbad

4 Aug, 2012

 

Yes you'll love it Meanie just your kind of plant ;-)
Ooo yes Dawn remember seeing that one in the Plantworld catalogue it does look like this doesn't it.
Thanks Moti me too :-)

4 Aug, 2012

 

Wow! 7ft is pretty impressive. Super plant.

19 Aug, 2012

 

Thanks Muddy, noticed today it has a smaller sideshoot so should have flowers for a while yet, says its perennial/biennial so must remember to collect seed just in case.

20 Aug, 2012



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