| Description | Digitalis 'Excelsior' (Digitalis) is a large biennial Foxglove with purple and white flowers surrounding the flower stalk. |
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| Pronunciation | (dij-i-TAL-is)(pur-PU-ree-ah) |
| Plant Type | Biennials |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | partial sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white or purple, 2-3 inches, pendulous, found around the stalk, blooms end of May through early to mid June |
| Dimensions | 5-7 feet tall |
| Maintenance | This foxglove is biennial and will need to be replaced each year or allow the mother plants to produce seeds and self sow. Plants will become scraggly by late summer. |
| Propagation | seeds, takes two years to flower |
| Native Site | Native to Europe and North America. |
| Misc Facts | Plant leaves are a source of the drug digitalis and are highly poisonous. Digitalis is Latin referring to the fingers of a glove referring to the shape of the flower. Flowers attractive hummingbirds. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage). #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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