Cut Flower Foxglove Summer King Seedling Pack

Digitalis x mertonensis

Cut Flower Foxglove seedlings, grown in Marlborough by Gray Floral, shipping NZ wide.

Foxgloves really do create a place for the fairies in the cutting garden - there is something so special about a foxie patch at golden hour. They're one of our favourite 'spike' cut flowers and they add a touch of magic to bouquets. 

Summer King is a biennial and often perennial foxglove (and also known as Strawberry Merton/ Strawberry Foxglove). Biennial foxgloves require a period of vernalization (or time at cold temperatures) to initiate their flowering in spring, so we have made sure these plants will be big enough to undergo this winter treatment and should flower beautifully for you in their first spring. Biennal foxgloves sown later in autumn/spring may not flower until the following spring. 

Sumer King has stunning large strawberry pink florets with coppery undertones, packed tightly on medium length stems and a chunky plant. Shorter and sturdier than Sutton's Apricot but taller than the cafe creme.  Happy in full sun or part shade. 

Foxies are heavy feeders - make sure to plant them into well fed soil, and throw some food their way in early spring and again after the first flush.

*All parts of the foxglove plant and flower are toxic if ingested by people or animals. Please be aware of this when planting and arranging*

Pack of Foxglove Summer King Plants

Standard NZ shipping included. If you are rural, please select the rural option at checkout to avoid delays in processing your order. 

NOTES ON GROWING

Height: 80cm+

Spacing: 30-40cm. 

Harvest: When one or two flowers on the spike have opened. Harvesting the first big spike encourages further flowering.  

Vase life: 7 days

All our seedlings are grown in a custom cut flower mix which contains Trichoderma to assist in healthy root development and resistance to root pathogens. To give your seedlings the best start in your garden we recommend soaking them in a weak seaweed feed (or one of our "Seedling Shots") before planting. 

We are proud to be partnering with Sustaina Grow to package our seedlings in a wool wrap that maintains moisture and protects the seedlings in transit. On arrival, take your plants out of the box and give them a good drink of water - you can leave them wrapped in the wool to do this! When you're ready to plant or pot on you can unwrap the seedlings, but they will happily spend a couple of days in their wool blanket before planting.

This wool liner makes a wonderful mulch mat that can be used with your seedlings or around any plant in your garden. Everything apart from labels (which we hope you'll use in the garden and time and time again) and stickers are compostable, in an effort to keep our shipping sustainable for the environment.