species
Digitalis lutea
Straw foxglove · Small yellow foxglove
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Digitalis lutea is a perennial in the family Plantaginaceae, also known as Straw foxglove or Small yellow foxglove, introduced to the UK. It reaches 80 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from June to July. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 80 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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