Candy Mountain foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Candy Mountain' foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It blooms in spring and again in summer, and its flowers attract butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Bartzella peony, Halcyon hosta, Casa Blanca lily, and Eden rose.