40 Perennial Plants to Create Your Perfect Summer Garden

32. Foxglove

Foxglove is a strikingly beautiful plant. You probably glanced at this picture twice because it is simply that stunning. Even from a distance, the pile of large leaves radiating around the flower stalk is majestic, and the long spikes of brightly colored, speckled, bell-shaped flowers are inimitable.

This one-of-a-kind perennial is quite hardy and is a spectacular stand-alone planting in a rock garden. Toxicity note: foxglove contains an incredibly potent cardiac glycoside that is actually the source of the medicine digitalis, so handle carefully.