Digitalis parviflora | small-flowered foxglove

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Grown from seed in living soil without the use of pesticides, chemicals, or carbon fuels.

Available FALL 2026. Sign up for the waitlist to be notified when available for purchase.

Small-flowered foxglove (Digitalis parviflora) is a true perennial from Spain that blooms later in the year and tolerates heat better than many of our other foxgloves. The reddish-brown blooms are incredibly tiny - the common name should really be adjusted from small-flowered to minuscule-flowered - but they open in profusion and add an interesting element to the late summer garden. Dark green, strappy foliage is very attractive. Easy to grow on fertile, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Deer and rabbit resistant.

Growing note: Our mother plants were hit hard by aphids in late summer 2025. Aphids nearly entirely obscured the blooms - that should give you an idea of the size of these flowers.

WARNING: all plants of this plant are highly toxic

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society

Zones: 4 to 9
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 12 to 24 in.
Spread: 12 to 24 in.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Soil Conditions: fertile, well-drained, average, dry
Bloom Time: July to September
Native Range: northern Spain

4” pot

Special Characteristics

Deer-resistant
Clay tolerant
Rabbit resistant
Pollinator favorite
Self-seeder
Short-lived
Winter interest

image credits

Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3SABENCIA Guillermo César Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ordering information

Preorders

You may place your order anytime to reserve plants for spring 2026 shipping. If you place multiple orders, we will combine plants into one box (or as many as needed) and any extra shipping charges will be refunded.

We will resume shipping plants as soon as plants are ready and temperatures are appropriate in our location and yours.

We will check in with you a week before shipping to make sure you receive your plants at a time that is convenient for you.

Shipping

Live plants ship in spring and fall only. Plants may ship dormant, depending on variety and season. Shipping costs are most reasonable when bundling like size plants.

4-inch: 1-6 plants ship for $15.00 / 7-13 plants ship for $18.00 / 14-30 plants ship for $40.00
1-gal: 1-2 plants ship for $18.00 / 3-4 plants ship for $25.00 / 5-6 plants ship for $40.00
trees & shrubs: $27.00-$40.00 each, height dependent
seeds: $6.75 or free with orders over $15.00

We regret that we cannot ship internationally or to the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, or WA.

Nursery pick up

We will email you to schedule a day and time to collect your plants when they are ready in spring. Generally, plants can be collected from the nursery Monday through Sunday from 10am-4pm in Spring, Summer, and Fall.

Plant Sizes

We most commonly use the following pot sizes for perennials:

4-inch pot: 3.5" H x 3.5" W x 3.5" D
2-quart pot: 6" H x 5.25" W x 5.25" D
1-gallon pot: 6.87" H x 8" Dia (this is a true one gallon pot, not the smaller 'trade' one gallon pot used by many nurseries)

Check out our illustrated pot size guide here.

Representative trees & shrubs are photographed in their pots and posted on each plant page.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at The Old Dairy. We grow all of our plants outdoors without the use of chemicals, fertilizers, carbon fuels, or peat.

Many of our perennials are grown in the ground and dug upon order (this is especially true for larger sizes). This practice allows us to grow stronger, healthier plants using native soil, and ultimately reduces our impact on the environment.

Our open-pollinated seeds are collected from plants in our mother beds, which have never been treated with chemicals or sprays of any kind.

Read all about our sustainable practices here.