RUSTY FOXGLOVE Hummingbird Flower Digitalis Ferruginea Yellow Herald Seeds

DESCRIPTION:

• NAME: Rusty Foxglove
• OTHER COMMON NAMES: Yellow Herald
• SCIENTIFIC NAME: Digitalis Ferruginea
• COLOR: Golden-Bronze with Reddish, Rusty-Brown
• PLANT SEEDS: 60 - When soil temp warms to 70F
• BLOOM TIME: Mid Summer
• HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 9 (Reseeding Biennial)
• PLANT HEIGHT: 36 - 48"
• PLANT SPACING: 15 -18"
• LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
• SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

OTHER:

Rusty Foxglove is a European native. The flowers are golden-bronze with reddish, rusty-brown veins & spots on the interior of the petals for an overall stunning effect. I’m not the only one that’s noticed though – it is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner! The plants are deer resistant & have narrow, shiny, evergreen, lance-shaped leaves. They like more sun than "common" foxgloves so can be planted in a wider variety of locations. The beautiful spikes of bell shaped flowers attract bees, butterflies, & HUMMINGBIRDS!