• Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii (silver foxglove)
  • Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii (silver foxglove) foliage
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Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii (silver foxglove)
Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii (silver foxglove) foliage

Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii | silver foxglove

This plant will not be available in 2026, however, propagation is planned/underway. Please sign up for the waitlist below to receive updates on availability in future years.

Foxgloves are the quintessential English cottage garden plant. Most are biennials or short-lived perennials that self-sow like crazy and grow happily in any reasonably fertile soil in sun or shade. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Silver Fox is a traditional biennial foxglove. We love it for its creamy white, flushed pink, lightly freckled blooms that are held on tall spikes above very cool wooly, silver foliage.

WARNING: all plants of this plant are highly toxic

Zones: 4 to 8
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 24 to 30 in.
Spread: 9 to 12 in.
Exposure: Full sun, light shade
Soil Conditions: dry, well-drained, average
Bloom Time: May to July
Bloom Color: Creamy White, Flushed Pink
Native Range: Western Europe and North Africa

Special Characteristics
  • Deer-resistant
  • Clay tolerant
  • Rabbit resistant
  • Pollinator favorite
  • Self-seeder
  • Short-lived
  • Snail Resistant
image credits

Jelitto
@ The Old Dairy Nursery

Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii (silver foxglove)
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Nursery: Greenhouse Garden | 2024

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Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii | silver foxglove

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