Common Name: foxglove
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Plantaginaceae
Zone: 5 to 9
Height: 1.50 to 2.00 feet
Spread: 1.25 to 1.50 feet
Bloom Time: May to August
Bloom Description: Creamy white to pale yellow
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium
Suggested Use: Annual
Flower: Showy, Good Cut
Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer
Culture
Best grown in evenly moist, well-draining soils in full sun to part shade. Prefers rich, humusy, slightly acidic soils. Many are biennials or short lived perennials.
'Balroxleam' offers improved hardiness and longevity compared to other hybrid foxgloves.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Digitalis is a genus of around 20 species native to Europe, central Asia, and northwestern Africa. They are characterized by showy flowering spikes of tubular flowers. All parts of these plants are toxic if ingested.
Genus name comes from the Latin digitus meaning "finger" for the flower shape.
‘Balroxleam’ is a hybrid foxglove that features a compact growth habit and a long-lasting display of creamy white to pale yellow blooms on sturdy, upright stalks from late spring through summer. Commonly sold at nurseries and garden centers under the name ARCTIC FOX LEMON CREAM.
Problems
Powdery mildew and leaf spot, if left untreated, can depreciate foliage considerably by early to mid-summer. Dense woody crowns may rot in soggy, poorly-drained winter soils. Potential insect pests include aphids, mealy bugs, slugs and Japanese beetles. The flowers are eaten by the larvae of the foxglove pug moth. Deer and rabbits tend to avoid this plant.
Uses
Cottage gardens, mixed borders, English-style gardens, containers. Cut flower.