Digitalis purpurea | Elsey Kelsey biennial a cottage garden or wildflower

a cottage garden or wildflower plantings this old style annual is also an excellent cut flower

May need staking but ours were fine as you can see from the photo

They make a great ground cover or can be used to edge a path

and apples that the storage qualities of them will be improved

these lovely Hares will last the distance of time ageing to a beautifully rusted patina

Digitalis purpurea | Elsey Kelsey biennial a cottage garden or wildflowerAlso known as Pam's Choice this is lovely, elegant Foxglove has an upright habit with long spikes of white flowers with a densely speckled deep maroon throat and makes a stately impression in the garden. Flowering begins in spring and goes through the summer months. Being biennial, it will establish its leaves in the first year and flower in the second. If you trim back the flower stems after flowering the plant will reward you with another flower