Foxglove 'Bishy Barnabee Mix' Seeds
This is our very own "House Blend"—a hand-picked selection of the Foxgloves we love the most. We have brought together the classic wild majesty of the tall purples, the elegance of the pure whites, and the soft romance of the apricots and creams.
This mix is designed to give you a complete woodland look in a single packet. Expect towering spires, speckled throats, and a buzzing cloud of bees. Whether you are filling a shady corner or adding height to the back of a border, this mix provides the surprise and variety that makes gardening so exciting.
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🌿 Understanding the Plant
These are classic Hardy Biennials.
They follow the traditional two-year rhythm that defines the cottage garden style.
The Timeline:
Year 1 (The Green Year): Sow in summer. The plant grows a large, low rosette of soft, hairy leaves.
Year 2 (The Flower Year): It shoots up majestic 1.5-metre spikes, blooms in early summer, and drops seeds before dying back.
Top Tip: This mix is designed to self-seed! Let the pods ripen and drop, and you will have a permanent, evolving display that moves around your garden.
🌱 Growing Guide: How to Sow and Grow
Foxglove seeds are 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 perfect woodland plant. They thrive in humus-rich soil (add leaf mould or compost!).
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.
📋 Plant Specifications
| Latin Name | Digitalis purpurea |
| Common Name | Foxglove 'Bishy Barnabee Mix' |
| Hardiness | H7 (Very Hardy) |
| Light Required | Shade / Part Shade ⛅ |
| Height | ↕️ 1.2m - 1.5m (Tall) |
| Spread | ↔️ 45cm |
| Spacing | 🌱 50cm apart |
| Great for | 🌳 Shady Borders 🐝 Bumblebees 🎨 Surprise Colours 🏡 Cottage Gardens |
| Seed Count | Approx. 1000 seeds (Dust-like) |
🤝 Perfect Garden Companions
Foxgloves are the stars of the shade garden. Pair them with these woodland favourites:
- 🌿 Ferns & Hostas: Texture Contrast. The coarse, hairy leaves of Foxgloves look fantastic against the sleek, shiny foliage of ferns. They thrive in the same damp, shady conditions.
- 🌙 Honesty (Lunaria): The Spring Relay. Honesty flowers slightly earlier, leaving behind green seed pods just as the Foxglove reaches its peak. They share the same woodland aesthetic.
📅 Sowing & Flowering Calendar
Sow in summer. Plant out in autumn. Flowers the following summer (May-July).
| Month | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow Outdoors | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | |||||||||
| Plant Out | 🌱 | 🌱 | ||||||||||
| Flowers (Yr 2) | 🌸 | 🌸 | 🌸 | 🌸 |
⚠️ Toxicity Warning
Foxgloves are highly toxic if ingested. This is a natural defence against rabbits and deer, but it means you should wash your hands after handling seeds or plants, and keep them away from small children.
🏆 Officially Recognised Excellence
This is a top-tier pollinator plant. Digitalis purpurea is listed on the RHS Plants for Pollinators list and is specially evolved to feed long-tongued bees.
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