Foxglove

About this plant

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' is a biennial or short-lived perennial known for its striking spires of tubular, apricot-pink flowers, often speckled inside with darker markings. These beautiful blooms emerge in late spring to early summer, creating a dramatic vertical element in garden beds and borders. Ideal for cottage gardens, woodland settings, or mixed perennial beds, 'Sutton's Apricot' provides a sophisticated color palette and attracts pollinators like bees. Its tall, upright habit makes it an excellent choice for adding structure and visual interest. While each plant typically lives for only two years, it readily self-seeds, ensuring a continuous display year after year if allowed to naturalize. The soft, furry leaves form a basal rosette in the first year, followed by the impressive flower stalks in the second.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Prefers full sun to partial shade; in hotter climates, afternoon shade is beneficial. Deadhead spent flower spikes to encourage a longer bloom period and sometimes a second flush of flowers, though this may reduce self-seeding. Provide consistent moisture during dry periods. All parts of this plant are poisonous if ingested, so plant with caution around pets and children.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.