Sugar Plum foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Sugar Plum'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup 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
'Sugar Plum' foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Sugar Plum') 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 early to late spring and again in early to late summer. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds all visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Bartzella peony, Ornamental onion, Eden rose, and Primrose.