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Camelot Rose
Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose'
Camelot Rose blooms from May through July.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Camelot Rose
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–8. Expect it to reach about 4 ft tall and 1.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years (not yet checked).
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not, and each fact above says which. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Camelot Rose
Plant Camelot Rose in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 8, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from May to July.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Camelot Rose get?
4 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult1.5 ftwideSee Camelot Rose in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Camelot Rose
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Camelot Rose about 1.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Camelot Rose to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Camelot Rose's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 10 published sources on July 29, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- info.ballseed.comBall Horticultural Company (Ball Seed plant information, breeder side)height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Perennial Resource (Walters Gardens)height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- plants.oaklandnursery.comOakland Nursery (NetPS Plant Finder database)height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- Pleasant Run Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- springhillnursery.comSpring Hill Nurseriesheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- dallasplanttrials.orgDallas Arboretum Trial Gardensheight, sun and trait tags
- NC State ExtensionDigitalis purpurea, species pagehardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight, spread and sun
- agsci.psu.eduPenn State Flower Trials, Southeast Agricultural Research and Extensio...height and spread
- navigate.botanicgardens.orgDenver Botanic Gardens, Gardens Navigatorhardiness zones and sun
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Camelot Rose
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Every part is highly toxic to people, dogs, cats and horses; the cardiac glycosides can cause vomiting, blurred vision, an irregular pulse, even death. Wear gloves when handling. per NC State and RHS
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