Foxglove

The Dalmatian Rose cultivar brings an unmistakable charm to gardens with striking pink flowers on sturdy stems. Foxglove is a native species of Central Europe, seeking out moist meadows and forest glades. We have prepared a mature seedling in a pot for you, which you can easily transplant to the flowerbed. It suits sun and partial shade, and will most appreciate ordinary loamy and well-drained soil. It forms a basal rosette of leaves and in spring sends up stems up to one hundred and twenty centimeters tall. As a short-lived perennial, it self-seeds in a suitable location, so you will not lose it. The flowers bloom during May and attract bees, butterflies, and bumblebees from afar. It is an extremely undemanding plant without pests, surviving severe frosts around minus twenty-eight degrees. Since the entire plant is poisonous, it is mainly suitable for ornamental flowerbeds. It serves excellently for floristic purposes and in bouquets. Stems with bells stay fresh in a vase for six to eight days. This variety blooms abundantly right in its first year and has a very distinct pattern in the throat.

Yellow foxglove is an elegant and persistent relative of the better-known purple foxglove. Unlike it, it is a truly long-lived perennial that will last in your garden for many years. It originally comes from the light forests and rocky hillsides of Western and Southern Europe, so it thrives best here in partial shade or shade, where it can beautifully illuminate darker corners with its pastel yellow flowers. It grows up to one meter tall and forms slender inflorescences full of tiny, lemon-colored tubular flowers. These are a great attraction for bumblebees and bees, who like to hide in the narrow calyxes. The plant is undemanding and frost-resistant, and will welcome humous and well-drained soil. The inflorescences are also suitable for cutting into vases, where they look very delicate and natural. Remember, however, that the entire plant is poisonous, so handle it with care.