Sutton foxglove
Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 6 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
'Sutton' foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and cottage 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 it draws butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. The clumping plant grows 35 to 71 inches tall, so place it toward the back of the bed.
Pairs well with Ornamental onion, Autumn fern, and Gaura.