Pest identification
What's eating my foxglove 'camelot'?
Slugs & snails
Signs: Ragged holes and slime trails on basal rosette leaves, worst in wet spring and autumn
Control: Iron phosphate pellets; sharp grit mulch around crowns; evening handpicking after rain
Aphids
Signs: Soft colonies on developing flower stalks; sticky honeydew and distortion
Control: Squash by hand; insecticidal soap spray; attract ladybirds and hoverflies with companion planting
Caterpillars
Signs: Holes chewed in leaves; occasionally the whole rosette stripped by large caterpillars
Control: Handpick eggs and larvae; Bt spray for heavy infestations
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Foxglove 'Camelot' pests — FAQ
What is eating my foxglove 'camelot'?
Foxglove 'Camelot' shares pest pressures with all Digitalis purpurea: slugs and snails are the primary threat to the basal rosette in cool, damp conditions, while aphids cluster on flower spikes in spring. Caterpillars occasionally eat foliage. Its toxicity deters most large mammals.
How do I get rid of slugs & snails on foxglove 'camelot'?
Ragged holes and slime trails on basal rosette leaves, worst in wet spring and autumn Iron phosphate pellets; sharp grit mulch around crowns; evening handpicking after rain
How do I get rid of aphids on foxglove 'camelot'?
Soft colonies on developing flower stalks; sticky honeydew and distortion Squash by hand; insecticidal soap spray; attract ladybirds and hoverflies with companion planting
How do I get rid of caterpillars on foxglove 'camelot'?
Holes chewed in leaves; occasionally the whole rosette stripped by large caterpillars Handpick eggs and larvae; Bt spray for heavy infestations