DIGITALIS mertonensis
DIGITALIS mertonensis
Digitalis mertonensis (strawberry foxglove) bears tall spires of dusky rose-pink, bell-shaped flowers in early to midsummer, highly attractive to bees. Forming a rosette of green leaves, it thrives in sun or light shade in moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil. A classic choice for cottage-style borders and naturalistic planting, it typically reaches around 1–1.2m tall and about 50cm wide; remove spent spikes to keep plants tidy and allow some seed to maintain future displays.
Position:
Sun or light shade
Rate of Growth:
Average
Soil:
Moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
Plant at a Glance
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
flowercolour:pink
flowering:june
flowering:july
leafcolour:green
size:90cm-2m
wildlife:attractive-to-pollinators
wildlife:attractive-to-bees
gardenstyle:cottage-garden
DIGITALIS mertonensis
Digitalis mertonensis (strawberry foxglove) bears tall spires of dusky rose-pink, bell-shaped flowers in early to midsummer, highly attractive to bees. Forming a rosette of green leaves, it thrives in sun or light shade in moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil. A classic choice for cottage-style borders and naturalistic planting, it typically reaches around 1–1.2m tall and about 50cm wide; remove spent spikes to keep plants tidy and allow some seed to maintain future displays.
Position:
Sun or light shade
Rate of Growth:
Average
Soil:
Moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
Plant at a Glance
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
flowercolour:pink
flowering:june
flowering:july
leafcolour:green
size:90cm-2m
wildlife:attractive-to-pollinators
wildlife:attractive-to-bees
gardenstyle:cottage-garden
Description
DIGITALIS mertonensis
Digitalis mertonensis (strawberry foxglove) bears tall spires of dusky rose-pink, bell-shaped flowers in early to midsummer, highly attractive to bees. Forming a rosette of green leaves, it thrives in sun or light shade in moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil. A classic choice for cottage-style borders and naturalistic planting, it typically reaches around 1–1.2m tall and about 50cm wide; remove spent spikes to keep plants tidy and allow some seed to maintain future displays.
Position:
Sun or light shade
Rate of Growth:
Average
Soil:
Moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
Plant at a Glance
light:light-shade
facing:south
facing:west
facing:east
facing:north
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
flowercolour:pink
flowering:june
flowering:july
leafcolour:green
size:90cm-2m
wildlife:attractive-to-pollinators
wildlife:attractive-to-bees
gardenstyle:cottage-garden
