Chinese Foxglove
Rehmannia elata (formerly Rehmannia angulata). GESNERIACEAE (SCROPHULARIACEAE).
Planting and Growing Chinese Foxglove
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Chinese foxglove in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of Chinese foxglove
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for Chinese foxglove
- Season of bloom and planting time for Chinese foxglove
- When, how deep, and where to plant Chinese foxglove
- How to plant Chinese foxglove
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of Chinese foxglove
- Landscape and container uses of Chinese foxglove
- Comments about Chinese foxglove and its features
Growing Chinese Foxglove
Several cultivars of erect, hairy, fibrous-rooted, deciduous perennial herbs, to 3 ft. (90 cm) tall. Textured, green, broad, oval, pointed, lobed, toothed leaves, to 10 in. (25 cm) long, with prominent veins.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Showy, purple, red, rose, funnel-shaped, tubular, deep-throated flowers, to 3 in. (75 mm) wide, on upright, hollyhock-like spikes, in spring–summer.
Best Climates
Semi-hardy. Zones 7–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 8–12 in. (20–30 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Fertilize monthly. Mulch in winter. Propagate by cuttings, division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, borders, fencelines, paths in cottage, meadow, shade, woodland gardens. Good for cutting. Disease resistant. Aphid susceptible.