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Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

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Digitalis Purpurea, or more commonly know as Purple Foxglove, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with dark green foliage and purple flowers of the genus Digitalis. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 5 feet at maturity. Its duration is biennial or bi-annual which means it can grow or bloom twice, in the first year and the following year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during summer, is intolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Digitalis Purpurea or Purple Foxglove's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Digitalis
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Order: Scrophulariales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Biennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) CAN (I) SPM (I)
PLANTS Invasive Status: WSWS
National Wetland Indicator Status: FACU*
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 9(FACU*)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Moderate
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: Yes
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Fine
Fruit/Seed Color: Black
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Crown
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height Mature (feet): 5
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Short
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: Moderate
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: None
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: None
Frost Free Days Minimum: 190
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 5.5
pH (Maximum): 7
Precipitation (Minimum): 40
Precipitation (Maximum): 60
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 6
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Temperature Minimum (°F): -13
Bloom Period: Summer
Commercial Availability: No Known Source
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: No
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 4667536
Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
Seedling Vigor: Medium
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)

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