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Penstemon cobaea
Foxglove
Item #: 3113
Category: Wildflowers
Habit: Perennial
Bloom: Apr-May
Height: 12-18 inches
Planting Rates:
4 lb. per acre
1 oz. per 675 sq. ft.
D-pak covers 200 sq. ft.
Price:
1 pkt. - $6
D-Pak - $29
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Dry Medium |
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Description
Wild Foxglove (not a true foxglove) is one of the loveliest sights on the spring prairie. It spends most of the year as a small, insignificant rosette, then shoots up 1 to 1 1/2 foot stems a couple of weeks before blooming in the spring. The blooms are white to purple, and each is about 2 to 3 inches long. They will grow in part shade to full sun. References say that they bloom for only a couple of weeks, but if they can have some afternoon shade, we’ve found that the blooms will last longer.
Close-up of a beautiful Foxglove bloom (above)
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