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Digitalis ferruginea |
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| Common name |
rusty foxglove |
| Family |
scrophulariaceae |
| Life cycle |
biennial/perennial (Z4-8) |
| Flowers |
yellow/brown (summer) |
| Size |
4' |
| Light |
full sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil (not too dry) |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Dark evergreen leaves, flower stalks packed with thimble-shaped flowers. Some references say it's a biennial, others say it's a short-lived perennial. Will self-seed given good conditions.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... Follow along as I stroll past all the Digitalis species that have called our garden home About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Simpson | Jul 04, 2011 | I live in Connecticut and this is our 'mystery plant', because it came up right on the walkway border of our backyard garden, smack-dab in the front of everything. At first, I thought it was a round flat weed. But when it appeared over four years ago, my husband would not let me yank it from the walkway. OMG. It was his 'pet weed' and we made fun of it every year - until this year, when it grew into a huge tall stalk with nubs along the column. We waited to see what would become of this thing. We kept guessing. Could it be brussel sprout, or some tall wayside? Then at the end of June it began opening with beautiful orange-rust blooms! It's now July 4th. Gorgeous! But what is it, still? Weed? Perennial? Thankfully, with some perseverance we found it on the web. Our 'pet weed' is exactly your Foxglove Digitalis Ferruginea. Now we'll try and get seeds to keep it going. I'm soooooo glad I let my husband keep it and didn't ever pull it up. Love it!
Great story - thanks for sharing. |
- Seed from '02 trade. Sowed in pot outside on Jan 15. No germination
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (70%G, 7-11d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 70F (56%G, 7-14d)
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