Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade. Prefers moist, organically rich, acidic soils. Soil must not be allowed to dry out. A biennial or short-lived perennial which may be grown from seed sown directly in the garden in spring after threat of frost has passed for flowering the following year. Only a basal rosette of leaves is produced in the first year from seed. This rosette overwinters as evergreen foliage, with slender flower spikes rising from the rosette in the following spring for bloom in late spring to early summer. Common Name: common foxglove Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Plantaginaceae Zone: 4 to 9 Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet Bloom Time: May to July Bloom Description: Pink Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium to wet Maintenance: Low Suggested Use: Naturalize Flower: Showy, Good Cut Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Drought
