Biennial Foxglove
Dalmatian Peach Foxglove is a stunning biennial that brings romantic, cottage-garden charm to spring and early summer borders. Rising 24 to 30 inches tall with a graceful, columnar form, this frost-hardy cultivar produces dramatic flower spikes in soft peach tones that seem to glow in full sun. Hardy in zones 4 through 4, it thrives in moderate moisture and slightly acidic to neutral soil (pH 5.5, 7.0), rewarding patient gardeners with reliable blooms from March through August. Unlike many foxgloves, this variety deer ignore entirely while pollinators flock to its nectar-rich flowers, making it both a beautiful and ecologically generous choice for any garden.
Full Sun
Moderate
4-4
30in H x 18in W
Biennial
Moderate
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The peach coloring sets this Dalmatian cultivar apart from the deeper purples and pinks of traditional foxgloves, offering a softer, almost luminous quality that pairs beautifully with silver-leaved companions and white-flowering plants. It germinates readily at 60 to 75°F and needs only light to sprout, making it straightforward for beginners to start from seed. The dense flowering display along its 2 to 3 foot spikes attracts bees, hoverflies, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the spring and summer months, transforming it into a living magnet for garden life.
Dalmatian Peach Foxglove shines as a vertical accent in mixed borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator plantings. Its tall, flower-covered spikes add structure and drama to the garden's middle layer, while the soft peach tones complement both cool and warm color schemes. Gardeners use it to create that iconic English garden feeling, the kind of effortless elegance found in traditional landscapes, or to attract bees and beneficial insects to vegetable gardens and perennial beds.
Start seeds indoors 10 to 12 weeks before your last spring frost in a germinating mix. Surface sow and press seeds in lightly, they require light to germinate. Cover the flat with a humidity dome or sprinkling of vermiculite to retain moisture. Keep the medium at 65 to 70°F. Seeds will sprout in 7 to 20 days. Transplant seedlings outdoors after your region's last frost date.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last spring frost when they have developed several true leaves. Harden off plants by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Space them 1 inch apart initially, thinning to accommodate mature width of 12 to 18 inches. Foxgloves are typically grown as biennials, flowering in their second year.
Direct sow seeds after the last spring frost through early summer. Press seeds lightly into prepared soil and keep consistently moist until germination. Direct-sown plants will bloom the following year.
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