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Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

RHS Award of Garden Merit winner with elegant pastel biennial blooms

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About the Variety

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Key Features

Frost Tolerant
Prefers Dappled Shade
Morning Sun Only
Prefers Moist Soil
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Perfect for Dried Flowers
Medicinal
Deer Resistant
Rodent Resistant
Rabbit Resistant

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Digitalis purpurea

LIFE CYCLE

  • Biennial

SEED TYPE

  • Heirloom Seed
  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade

BLOOM SEASON

  • Spring through Summer

GROWTH HABIT

  • Clumping
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • Up to 47 inches

PLANT TYPE

  • Tubular

COLOR

  • Mixed

Foxglove is a tall, elegant flower that produces lovely tubular flowers of alternating color. The Excelsior Mix is particularly cherished by gardeners looking to add reliable color to moist, shady areas—an environment in which Foxglove, and little else, thrives! This item may be considered invasive in specific areas of the USA. Please check with your local agricultural office for more information.

This item may be considered invasive in specific areas of the USA. Please check with your local agricultural office for more information.

  • • Biennial; Long lasting cut flowers
  • • Grows well in moist, shady locations
  • • Traditional cottage garden bloom

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Fall
  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/16 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • High

PLANT SPACING

  • 6 to 12 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light
  • Stratification

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 3,373 Up to 80 Sq. Ft
1 Ounce 277,127 Up to 625 Sq. Ft
1/4 Pound 1,108,508 Up to 2,500 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

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    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix FAQs

    Is Excelsior Mix Foxglove resistant to animals or disease?

    Excelsior Mix Foxglove is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 3.2 / 5 from 11 reviews.

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    I wintersowed these in milk jugs, they produced foliage the first year but the second year WOW! They're five feet high and all the colours just as promised. I had so many I gave a fair bit away. Because of the toxicity, deer and other critters don't bother them. I absolutely love them, I'm not sure if they'll return next year as they're biennial but I'll continue to plant them forever!

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    Customer photo review of Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    None of these came up as foxgloves. The whole packet was planted and in each spot grew very tall weeds.

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    Store owner replied: Hello, Kottie Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention as feedback like yours helps us deliver the best quality products possible. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you have any other issues, feel free to reach out!

    Im so sad that none of these germinated for my this year. So far I’ve had about a 75-80% germination rate with all my seeds from my order, but unfortunately none of these germinated compared to the high germination rates of my other foxglove varieties. I guess I’ll try again next year

    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Pretty furious that these were PURPLE. I started these from seed last year. Transplanted almost 100 seedlings into my white and pink garden. And then when they all blossomed and were purple, I had to pull every single one out. What a MASSIVE waste of my time and energy. I am very irritated. And, I messaged customer service and have heard absolutely nothing back. So, time to state It here. Beware.

    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Store owner replied: Hello littlewren. Thank you for your review. We are very sorry to hear that your foxgloves bloomed purple instead of the expected white and pink, especially after the time and effort you invested in growing and transplanting those seedlings. We understand how frustrating and disappointing that must have been. We also sincerely apologize that you did not receive a timely response from our Customer Care team. This is our busiest time of year, and while our small team is assisting a high volume of gardeners, we never want our customers to feel unheard. We truly appreciate your patience and apologize for the delay. We take reports like yours very seriously. We are currently retesting this seed as part of our quality control process and are working closely with our supplier to investigate the issue. We'd still love the opportunity to help. Please reply to your previous email or contact our Customer Care team with your order information and photos of the blooms, if available, so we can work with you toward a resolution. At Eden Brothers, we stand behind our products and are committed to helping our gardeners succeed!

    Unfortunately none of these ever germinated.

    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Store owner replied: Hello Kaitlyn. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Feedback like yours is invaluable, as it helps us continually improve our products. After checking in with our Customer Service Team, it looks like we were able to assist you further. Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts with us and hope you have a beautiful growing season!

    Am super disappointed with these. I planted these a month ago and zero have germinated. It also says there should be 3.700 seeds in the packet. There is no way there was anywhere near that amount. I bought several foxglove packets, all with less than the amount stated.

    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Store owner replied: Hello Sandra. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    Foxgloves are easy to grow and mine have reseeded from my original packet of seeds for every year since I planted them. Very popular in the UK and Europe, where they also grow wild. And lots of garden plants are poisonous - rhododendrons, azaleas, oleander, lily of the valley, and on and on. I’m about to order more seeds for another area of my garden.

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    I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE IS NOT A WARNING ON THE WEBSITE OR THE PACKAGE!!!!! This is a DEADLY plant if consumed!! It's not even safe touch or smell!! This may be 'common' knowledge but the only reason I found out is because I was looking up cold stratification for a DIFFERENT PLANT!!!! THIS IS GROSS NEGLIGENCE!!

    Foxglove Seeds - Excelsior Mix

    Store owner replied: Hello newGardener. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We appreciate you taking the time to reach out about your experience. We're always looking for ways to improve our products and service and will certainly take your information into account. We have passed along your concern to our website team. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. If you ever have any other concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to us and we'll be happy to do all we can to assist. Thanks again for your review and best wishes for your growing season!

    Can't say enough about good things about this company. I got a few different types of seeds from them for the first time this season (Jan 2019) I didn't expect to have the amount of success I did! Particularly- these foxgloves have been amazing growers. I started them inside in February. Foxgloves often don't bloom the first year, so I never expected them too. It is now end of May. I had amazing success with all the seeds I planted - nearly all germinated. Now they are outside and beginning to have small blooms! Next year they will mature and get tall - but for this year I have them all in pots (assuming they wouldn't be blooming) and they're all already over a foot tall and showing their colors and tiny, baby blooms. That's impressive! I can see their colors as well and have a good mix of pinks, purple, yellow. Most people don't see any blooms at all their first year, let alone in 3-4 months. Very healthy, strong, seeds. I couldn't be happier. Great company.

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