Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot'
Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot'
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Foxgloves are the quintessential English cottage garden plant. Most are biennials or short-lived perennials that self-sow like crazy and grow happily in any reasonably fertile soil in sun or shade. Deer and rabbit resistant.
'Apricot' is an extremely pretty variety with tall spires of pink, white, and apricot blooms.
Distinctions: Winner of the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society.
WARNING: Extremely toxic. May cause serious illness or death if ingested.
Zones: 4 to 8
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Type: Herbaceous Biennial
Height: 36 to 60 in.
Spread: 12 to 24 in.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Dry, Well-drained, Average
Bloom Time: June to July
Native Range: Western Europe through North Africa