Are you looking to create a haven for bumble bees and hummingbirds in your garden? Consider adding ‘Candy Mountain’ foxglove! The rosy, upward-facing flowers bloom in early summer alongside your hydrangeas. This foxglove also thrives in containers if it sees at least four hours of sun daily. Foxglove (Digitalis) is a long-blooming cottage garden favorite that is an absolute magnet for pollinators, but deer make sure to stay away. Unlike some other foxglove varieties, ‘Candy Mountain’ is a true perennial that blooms year after year, not a biennial that only blooms in its second year.
Details:
Botanical name: Digitalis purpurea ‘Candy Mountain’
Common name: Foxglove
Zone: 4 – 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun) to part-sun (4-6 hours sun)
Height x width: 3′ x 2′
Flower color: Purple and pink
Foliage color: Green
Season of interest: Summer
Bloom time: Summer
Features: Rabbit resistant, deer resistant, cold tolerant
Uses: Accent, background, border, cottage gardening, naturalizing, specimen, wildflower
