Excelsior Foxglove Mixture
Excelsior Foxglove Mixture
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Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade -
Size
#1 Plant -
Zone
4-8 -
Bloom Time
Early to midsummer -
Height
4 - 5 feet -
Soil Requirement
Well drained soil -
Deer Resistant
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Attract Bees
We'll carefully pack and ship your order at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone.
How many plants do I need?Excelsior Foxglove Mixture Description
This amazing mix is perfect for bringing elegance and style (as well as butterflies) to shadowy foundation gardens or shady wooded sites. Hummingbirds love the down-facing, bell-shaped blooms, too. Naturalizes beautifully. Digitalis purpurea 'Excelsior'
Details
- Botanical NameDigitalis purpurea 'Excelsior'
- FormPerennial
- Hardiness Zone4-8
- Flowering TimeEarly to midsummer
- Light RequirementsPartial Shade, Full Shade
- Flower ColorMixture of various colors
- Flower FormIndividual 2" tube-shaped florets.
- Foliage TypeLarge, oval, green basal leaves tapering to lanceolate along flower spike.
- Growth RateFast
- Height/Habit4 - 5 feet
- Spread18 - 24 inches
- Planting InstructionsDig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots without bending them. Work soil around the roots, firm well and water thoroughly.
- Soil RequirementsWell drained soil
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- PruningRemove spent flowers to encourage reblooming. The foxglove will self-seed if spent flowers are not removed.
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Shipping
Upon placing your order you will receive an email confirmation with the details of your order and a shipping estimate. You will also receive an email notification when your order actually ships with an updated arrival estimate. If you have ordered multiple items, you may receive them in more than one shipment. We will send you a separate email confirming each shipment.
At any time after you place your order you can check your order status on our website using your email or the account number found in your order confirmation email.
The type of product you order or the weather in our area or your area may affect the anticipated shipping schedule below.
Based on the contents of your order we always strive to ship your order complete, and as early as possible in the planting season to allow for the best root development once planted.
To promote optimum stress protection in transit and your success in the garden, bareroot perennials are kept in the ground in our nurseries until fully dormant. In the Fall these plants tend to arrive at the later end of the shipping window above.
In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to delivery your orders via the USPS or FedEx based on your hardiness zone.. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.
Bulb and perennial shipments direct from Holland are harvested in July and August dependent on the season and crop. Once fully inspected and packaged they are shipped direct to you in the most efficient manner to follow the dates above.
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We will pack and ship your order based on the following schedule.
Please note that we cannot ship outside the 48 contiguous states.
FALL Shipping Schedule
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Bulbs from
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