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Digitalis ×fulva

Digitalis ×fulva
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0

Strawberry foxglove, a perennial hybrid of Digitalis grandiflora and D. purpurea, grown for its tall spikes of strawberry pink to mauve tubular flowers. It needs rich, moist, regularly watered soil in sun or part shade.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil moist and water regularly, especially in dry spells.
Soil
Rich, moist, well-drained; neutral to mildly acidic.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; cold-tolerant perennial.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts contain cardiac glycosides (digitalis-type compounds) that can cause serious heart rhythm problems if eaten.

About

Digitalis × fulva, the strawberry foxglove, is a hybrid species of flowering plant within the family Plantaginaceae. It is a naturally occurring fertile hybrid between the species Digitalis grandiflora and Digitalis purpurea. The species is widely marketed in the UK under the common name of strawberry foxglove or its taxonomic synonym Digitalis × mertonensis. The species has been used to produce various cultivars and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Where it grows

Digitalis × fulva has a native distribution within Central Europe, where it can be found naturally occurring in countries such as Austria and Germany. This hybrid species has also expanded its range after being introduced into Great Britain.

Other Digitalis plants

Rusty foxglove · Yellow Foxglove · Straw Foxglove · Digitalis parviflora · Foxglove · Foxgloves

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Digitalis × fulva by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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