Digitalis Species, Grecian Foxglove, Woolly Foxglove

Digitalis lanata

Genus
Digitalis (dig-ee-TAH-liss)
Species
lanata (la-NA-tuh)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage
Herbaceous
Height
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Spacing
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)
Hardiness
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Danger
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color
Brown/Bronze
Cream/Tan
Bloom Time
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Other Details
Category
Biennials
Perennials
Water Requirements
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Bloom Size
Other details
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Soil pH requirements
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Seed Collecting
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Auburn, Alabama

Seward, Alaska

Brooklyn, New York

Sherwood, Oregon

Austin, Texas

Leesburg, Virginia

Kalama, Washington

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Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | August 2004 | neutral

Flower buds covered in fine silky hairs, open to white lipped reddish-brown tubular flowers, delicately veined and netted, tightly packed...Read More

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| October 2002 | negative

I have not grown this plant. I am a natural resources manager in Minnesota who deals largely with non-native invasive species. Digitali...Read More

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Baa
| August 2002 | neutral

A short live perennial Foxglove from Italy to Turkey.

Has deep green, hairless or slightly hairy, lance shaped leaves born...Read More

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