Digitalis ferruginea 'Gelber Herold'
Rusty foxglove 'Gelber Herold', Digitalis stewartii 'Gelber Herold', Digitalis ferruginea 'Yellow Herald', Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea Gelber Herold'
Digitalis Digitalis
'Gelber Herold' _ 'Gelber Herold' is vigorous, upright, rosette-forming biennial or perennial with oblong to narrowly lance-shaped, dark-green leaves and, in summer, tall, slender racemes of tubular to bell-shaped, yellow or yellow-brown flowers with reddish-brown interior veins and hairy lower lips.
Digitalis ferruginea 'Gelber Herold' is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Erect
Highly toxic if eaten.
Yellow-brown, Veined in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Aphids , Leaf and bud eelworms Aphids , Leaf and bud eelworms
Leaf spot , Powdery mildew Leaf spot , Powdery mildew
Cut back main flower spike as it fades to encourage a second flowering.
Division, Seed
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Digitalis ferruginea 'Gelber Herold' (Rusty foxglove 'Gelber Herold') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in almost any soil or situation except very wet or very dry. An ideal site is a humus-rich soil in partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Digitalis ferruginea 'Gelber Herold'
Rusty foxglove 'Gelber Herold', Digitalis stewartii 'Gelber Herold', Digitalis ferruginea 'Yellow Herald', Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea Gelber Herold'
Digitalis Digitalis
'Gelber Herold' _ 'Gelber Herold' is vigorous, upright, rosette-forming biennial or perennial with oblong to narrowly lance-shaped, dark-green leaves and, in summer, tall, slender racemes of tubular to bell-shaped, yellow or yellow-brown flowers with reddish-brown interior veins and hairy lower lips.
Caucasus, Hungary, Romania, Southern Europe, Turkey
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Erect
Highly toxic if eaten.
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Yellow-brown, Veined in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
Aphids , Leaf and bud eelworms
Cut back main flower spike as it fades to encourage a second flowering.
Division, Seed
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Digitalis ferruginea 'Gelber Herold' (Rusty foxglove 'Gelber Herold') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Cottage/Informal, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in almost any soil or situation except very wet or very dry. An ideal site is a humus-rich soil in partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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