White Foxglove is a Hardy Biennial.

It follows the traditional two-year cycle:
Year 1: You sow the seeds in summer. The plant grows a low rosette of large, soft, green leaves.
Year 2: It sends up a towering flower spike, blooms in June/July, drops its seeds, and then dies.

Top Tip: This variety breeds relatively "true" from seed. If you isolate it from purple foxgloves, the seedlings it drops will likely be white too, giving you a self-sustaining colony.

Foxglove seeds are tiny (dust-like) and need light to germinate.

Germination:
Sow outdoors in a seedbed or in pots from May to July. Scatter the tiny seeds on the surface of the soil. Do not cover them—they need light to trigger growth. Keep moist. Germination takes 14-21 days.

Where to Sow:
They love shade or semi-shade. They are the ultimate woodland edge plant. They thrive in humus-rich soil that holds moisture, so dig in plenty of leaf mould or compost before planting.

Care While Growing:
Planting Out: Move your young plants to their final flowering position in Autumn (Sept/Oct). This allows them to get their roots down before winter so they can rocket up in spring.

White Foxgloves look stunning against dark foliage or lush green backdrops:

• 🌿 Ferns & Hostas: Texture Contrast. The coarse leaves and tall spikes of the Foxglove create a beautiful structural contrast against the low, leafy mounds of Ferns and Hostas.
• 💜 Sweet Rocket 'Purple' (Hesperis): The Woodland Pair. Sweet Rocket blooms at exactly the same time (late spring). The rich violet-purple of the Rocket makes the white Foxglove look even brighter and cleaner.

Sow in summer. Plant out in autumn. Flowers the following summer (May-July).