Shire Plants Blog

If you fancy some foxgloves in the garden next year, now is the perfect time to plant them, because they flower from their second year. Although the air temperature may have dropped, the soil te … read more

We're very pleased to be able to offer this unusual foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Campanulata') now. It has the usual foxglove flowers most of the way up the stems, but the terminal flower of each ste … read more

Continuing on from our earlier 'Spotlight on Foxgloves' post, today we have added six additional exciting varieties to our offering. Digitalis cariensis trojana - a beautiful and rare foxglove … read more

The native foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, is one of the most familiar of our wild flowers and its association with man is long and complex. Digitalin, which is extracted from it, is a powerful poiso … read more