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  • DIGITALIS purpurea 'Snow Thimble'
    DIGITALIS purpurea 'Snow Thimble'
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    DIGITALIS purpurea 'Snow Thimble'

    Commonly known as Foxglove

    Pure white flowers with pale speckles
     
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    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant - bees, caterpillars of moths and butterflies
    • Pests & Diseases
      Leaf spot, powdery mildew
    • Place of origin
      Europe
    • White
    • Spikes
    • Tubular
      Tubular-bell-shaped to 6cm (2½in) long
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      1m (39in)
    • Spread
      50cm (20in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Biennial or short-lived perennial. Ovate to lance-shaped, usually toothed leaves 10-25cm (4-10in) long. Produces flowers in one-sided spikes
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Tolerates all
      Except very wet or dry. Humus-rich
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • toxic if eaten
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      1m (39in)
      Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        50cm (20in)
       
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