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Is the Giraffe Foxglove as cute as it sounds? Absolutely! What an unusual, vertical head-turner! Emerging from a mound of dark-green, lance-like leaves, racemes reaching 3' to 4' tall decked out with wide-mouthed, totally tubular flowers will produce a show late spring through summer. Blooms are a tawny ochre color up top with a striking contrasting white lower lip beneath; the throat is embellished with flecks of purple. It makes for an impressive cut flower! This native to the Balkan peninsula is no trouble at all-it will happily grow under nearly any conditions save soggy or extremely arid. The ideal growing environment is full sun to partial shade and a bit of compost. Perfect for bringing fascination to that shady spot where other plants just don't want to bloom. Bees love it! Deer want nothing to do with it! Trusty self-sower.
