Digitalis 'Excelsior Hybrids' (Foxglove) – Hardy Perennial (Set of 3 or 6)

Excelsior Hybrids are tall foxgloves whose spotted bells are held out around the stem rather than hanging to one side, so you see right into them.

The colours come as a mix of cream, pink, purple, rose and white, every one freckled inside the throat, on spires reaching 120 to 150cm. Bees work them from June to August, and the spikes are good for cutting. Because they are grown from a seed mix, the plants in your set will not all be the same colour.

Foxgloves are happiest in partial shade or a spot with morning sun and afternoon shade, in soil with plenty of organic matter that stays moist but never waterlogged. Space them 30 to 45cm apart along a woodland edge or through a cottage border. Most foxgloves are biennial or short lived, so leave a few spikes to set seed and they will keep coming back on their own. Every part of a foxglove is highly poisonous, so choose where you plant it with care. Supplied as a set of three or six plants, each in a 1L pot.

You can choose a set of three or a set of six.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Foxglove
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 120 to 150cm tall and 45 to 60cm wide
• Growth Habit: Upright, rosette forming with tall flower spikes
• Perfect For: Cottage gardens, mixed borders, woodland edges and wildlife planting
• Foliage: Soft green, large oval leaves in a basal rosette
• Flowering Time: June to August
• Planting Position: Partial shade or full shade, and it will take full sun where the soil stays moist
• Soil Type: Humus rich, moist but well drained
• Hardiness: Fully hardy outdoors in Britain, usually flowering in its second year and then setting seed
• Maintenance: Water while establishing, mulch in spring and leave some spikes to self seed
• Seasonal Interest: Summer
• Type: Hardy short lived perennial, often grown as a biennial