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Digitalis dubia

Also Known As

  • Digitalis minor
  • Digitalis purpurea f. dubia
  • Dwarf Spanish Foxglove

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 15"-18"
  • W: 10"-15"

planting zones

  • 8a-11

Digitalis dubia plant details

Digitalis dubia is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer pink flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Grows well with sun and even moisture - low water. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Digitalis dubia

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: plantaginaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 10 IN - 15 IN - wide, 15 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in spring and summer
Uses: crinkly leaves

GROWING CONDITIONS for Digitalis dubia

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A wonderful Spanish foxglove to only 15-18" tall the leaves dark green and crinkled above and white and woolly below. Flowers are pink with a shiny exterior and fuzzy interior. For full sun and fertile, well-drained soil with a bit of water in summer. Adaptable, charming, and deer-resistant. Also frost hardy in USDA zone 8.

Gardening facts about Digitalis dubia plant

How to Grow Digitalis dubia

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - low
  • Water Needs

    • dry in summer
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
    • rich

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • pink
  • Wildlife

    • deer resistant
    • rabbit resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
  • Texture

    • fuzzy

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Plant Type

Perennial

Zones

4a-10b

Size

Height: 16"-20"

Width: 10"-15"

  • sun
  • even moisture - drought tolerant
  • dry in summer
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aka Common Foxglove, Foxglove

Plant Type

Annual / Biennial

Zones

4a-9b

Size

Height: 3'-6'

Width: 1'-3'

  • sun - mostly shade
  • even moisture - drought tolerant
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aka Rusty Foxglove

Plant Type

Annual / Biennial

Zones

4a-9b

Size

Height: 36"-48"

Width: 18"

  • sun - mostly shade
  • even moisture - regular
  • dry in summer
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Zones

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Size

Height: 3'-4'

Width: 1'-2'

  • mostly shade
  • even moisture - regular
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aka Digitalis thapsii, Spanish Peaks® Foxglove

Plant Type

Perennial

Zones

4b-9b

Size

Height: 2'

Width: 1'

  • sun - mostly sun
  • even moisture - drought tolerant
  • dry in summer
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