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Rusty foxglove Digitalis ferruginea

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Care Rusty foxglove
This plant in the summer assumes a white colouring; it is medium in size and can reach 1,2 m high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. These plants are perennial herbs. Feed Rusty foxglove
Before placing the annuals, let’s enrich the soil with a small dose of organic fertilizer or slow release granular chemical fertilizer; during the spring we should use a specific fertilizer for flowering plants to be mixed with the irrigating water, to be used every 20-30 days. Temperatures Rusty foxglovePosizione mezza ombra
Let's grow the The Rusty foxglove outdoors; they can bear very harsh minimum temperatures, even when many degrees below zero. Locate this plant in a partially shaded place, where it is exposed to solar rays during the coolest hours of the day.These plants shouldn't be grown in the garden during the cold period; in autumn the plants usually perish, and should be eradicated from the ground. Irrigation Rusty foxgloveTenere asciutto
We suggest watering the The Rusty foxglove every 1-2 weeks with 2-3 glasses of water , which means when the soil has been dry for days; if the season should be very hot and arid we can intensify the quantity of irrigations, although we must avoid leaving the substratum soaked with water. As the cold weather arrives, in autumn, we can interrupt watering, and let the plants perish. Adversity Rusty foxglove
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture. Substrate Rusty foxglove
They prefer dissolved soils, with an optimal drainage.
Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
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0
3
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2
1
continental
2
0
3
0
2
1
mediterranean
1
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3
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