{"product_id":"digitalis-purpurea-foxglove-excelsior-mix-seeds","title":"Foxglove 'Excelsior' Mix - 10 000 Seeds (Digitalis Purprea Biennial)","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eFoxglove 'Excelsior' Mix Seeds (\u003cem data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"187\"\u003eDigitalis purpurea\u003c\/em\u003e – Biennial)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eFoxglove 'Excelsior' Mix\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the most admired cottage garden classics, producing tall, elegant spires of \u003cstrong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"341\"\u003etubular flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e in shades of \u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"399\"\u003erose, lavender, purple, cream, and white\u003c\/strong\u003e, often marked with speckled throats. 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