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Native to Spain, Digitalis obscura, commonly called willow-leaved foxglove, is a woody-based, shrubby perennial foxglove that typically grows to 1-2? (less frequently to 3?) tall. It features large, tubular, funnel-shaped, pendulous, rusty dark orange to greenish-yellow flowers (to 1.5? long) with interior red veining and spotting. Flowers are borne in terminal racemes atop leafy flower stalks clad with narrow, linear, glabrous, gray-green, willow-like foliage. Individual flowers resemble the snipped-off fingers of a glove, hence the common name. Blooms late spring to early summer. Digitalis leaves are highly toxic.
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Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade. Prefers gritty, well-drained soils. Wet soils in winter can be fatal. Removal of flower spikes after bloom will encourage a secondary bloom. If flower spikes are left in place after flowering, plants may self-seed. However the spent flower spikes can rapidly become quite unsightly as the seed develops and many gardeners choose to remove most spikes and leave only a few for self-seeding.
| Common Name | Willow-leafed foxglove |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Digitalis obscura |
| Container/Amount | 1 gallon |
| Evergreen or Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b |
| Growth Rate | Average |
| Light Requirements | Part-shade, Part-sun |
| Height | 1-2' |
| Width | 0.75-1.5' |
| Soil Condition | Well-drained |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Blooming Period | Spring |
| Flower Color | orange, yellow |
| Fragrance | No |
| Foliage Color | green |
| Deer Resistant | Yes |
