Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

Also Known As

Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'
Digitalis purpurea alba
Foxglove
White Foxglove

Plant type

perennial, annual / biennial

size

H: 36"-60"
W: 18"-24"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora plant details

Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora is a broadleaf semi-evergreen annual / biennial or perennial with blue and green foliage. In spring and summer white flowers emerge. Features fuzzy and glaucous texture. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial
Plant family: plantaginaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 36 IN - 60 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, easy-to-grow, floriferous, heirloom, long-blooming, self-sowing, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Tall spires of pendulous bell-shaped flowers bloom late spring to summer. Described by Helena Rutherfurd Ely in 1903 as "the pride of the garden. Plant them back of the Sweet Williams, in clumps of six or eight, or else with peonies. They blossom at the same time, and the pinks or reds of Sweet Williams or Peonies, ...and the tall, graceful spikes of the Foxgloves rising above them, produce so beautiful an effect that you will simply have to go and look at them many times a day." This beautiful white-flowered form, when grown with the purple form, can result in soft pink flowers from self-sown seeds. Late spring bloom. Self sows.