Ceratotheca triloba: South African Foxglove for Summer Elegance

Ceratotheca triloba – Graceful Summer Foxglove-Like Blooms

Not a true foxglove, but similarly shaped flowers hang in clusters in white and pink with pale violet stripes highlighting inner throats. Soft coloring brings spring delicacy to summer garden. Gray-green foliage has nutty fragrance, deer-resistant. Large-scale plant holds its own among shrubs, best with deep purple foliage companions. Good cut flower.

Culture

Well-drained soil, full sun to partial shade. Extremely drought-tolerant. Propagate by seed indoors 4–6 weeks before last frost or direct after frost danger passes.

Key Attributes

• Height: 3–6 ft.
• Spread: 1–3 ft.
• Light: Full sun to part shade
• Moisture: Adaptable
• Bloom: Late summer to fall (pink, purple, white)
• Features: Fragrant foliage, deer & drought tolerant, good cut flower