fairy foxglove
Erinus alpinus
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Fairy foxglove (Erinus alpinus) is a perennial for containers and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It blooms in early to late spring and again in early to late summer. It grows in acid, alkaline, or neutral soil.
Pairs well with Ornamental onion, Lime Zinger sedum, and Cat mint.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and 16 more places. See all 20
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Gulf States, Kriti, Krym, Madeira, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, and Türkiye.