6 Purple Foxglove Live Starter Plants – Digitalis purpurea – Cottage Garden Flowers

Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a classic cottage garden favorite, admired for its tall flower spikes covered with graceful bell-shaped purple blooms accented by beautifully speckled throats. This elegant biennial adds dramatic vertical color and texture to garden borders while attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds throughout the blooming season.

This listing includes six healthy Purple Foxglove starter plants grown in starter pots and ready for transplanting into garden beds or containers. During the first growing season, plants develop strong foliage before producing their impressive flowering spikes in the second year under normal growing conditions.

Quantity: 6 Live Starter Plants

Plant Form: Starter Plants in Nursery Pots

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, flower production, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

🔹 BULLET POINTS:

• Includes 6 live Purple Foxglove starter plants
• Botanical name: Digitalis purpurea
• Grown in starter pots
• Tall purple flower spikes with speckled tubular blooms
• Biennial plant that typically flowers in the second growing season
• Excellent for cottage gardens, borders, and pollinator plantings
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
• Prefers full sun to partial shade
• Thrives in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil
• Hardy in USDA Zones 4–9

🧾 MATERIALS:

• 6 Live Purple Foxglove Plants
• Starter Nursery Pots
• Growing Media

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

Common Name: Purple Foxglove
Scientific Name: Digitalis purpurea
Plant Type: Biennial Flowering Plant
Life Cycle: Biennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Purple Flowers with White and Maroon-Speckled Throats
Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil: Moist, Well-Drained, Humus-Rich Soil
Water: Moderate
USDA Zone: 4–9

❓ FAQ:

1. What will I receive?
You will receive 6 live Purple Foxglove starter plants grown in starter pots.

2. When will the plants bloom?
Purple Foxglove is a biennial and typically produces its tall flower spikes during the second growing season.

3. Are these plants good for pollinator gardens?
Yes. Purple Foxglove attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds with its nectar-rich flowers.

4. Can Foxglove be grown in containers?
Yes. It can be grown in large containers with well-drained, fertile soil, although it is also excellent for borders and cottage gardens.

5. Which USDA hardiness zones are recommended?
Purple Foxglove grows well in USDA Zones 4–9.