Plant Names
Agalinis tenuifolia
Slender-leaved False Foxglove
Gérardie à feuilles ténues
Synonyms
slender agalinis
slender-leaved agalinis
slender-leaved purple false foxglove
gérardie à grandes feuilles
gérardie à petites feuilles
gérardie à petites fleurs
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Violet
Bloom Period: Aug - Oct
Hauteur max: 2,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Annuel
des plantes qui ont une durée de vie d'un an
Gardener Experience:
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Souhaitable dans les jardins de zone humide
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates juglone conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Slender-leaved Foxglove is found in prairies, dry meadows, open woodlands, and sunny fields. It produces slender stems with pink to purple tubular flowers that bloom in late summer. It is excellent for pollinator gardens, prairie restorations, and naturalized plantings. It attaches to the roots of nearby plants for some nutrients. It can be challenging to establish because it depends partly on nearby host plants. Avoid heavy fertilizing — natural, low-nutrient soils are preferred. It is best planted in meadow-style gardens rather than formal beds.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Prairies
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Agalinis tenuifolia
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Agalinis tenuifolia
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Astragalus canadensis
Canada Milk-vetch
Astragale du Canada - Bouteloua curtipendula
Side-oats Grama
Grand boutelou - Senna hebecarpa
Wild Senna
Casse à fruits velus - Verbena simplex
Narrow-leaved Vervain
Verveine simple - Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders
Zizia doré
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Lamium (Dead nettle)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Hemiparasitic: sow with grasse.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: October
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Ouvrir la gousse, enlever les graines
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Remove non-seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to sheep if ingested.
Canadensis