Digitalis purpurea Apricot - Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot' is a beautiful variety. This hardy biennial produces magnificent spike-like inflorescences in a rare shade of deep apricot-tinged beige. They bloom above a deep green rosette of sturdy ovate leaves. These plants are found in open woodlands, colonising well-drained, humus-bearing soils. It is usually grown as a biennial, but it is perennial if the flowers are pruned before seed formation. 

'Apricot' is a cultivar derived from Digitalis purpurea, a plant in the Plantaginaceae family. It is a biennial herbaceous plant that can become perennial, developing a 45cm (18in) diameter rosette in spring. The leaves are dark green, crenate-dentate, and covered in slightly woolly, light-coloured hairs. The underside of the leaves is networked and wrinkled. In May-June of the second year, up to 5 hollow but sturdy stems emerge from the rosette, reaching a height of 1.4m (5ft). They bear a dense flowering spike composed of numerous tightly packed tubular flowers that open from bottom to top. Each bell-shaped flower attracts a ballet of bees and bumblebees, tirelessly collecting nectar and pollen. The colour is rare and particularly captivating. It is a beautiful beige-tinged pink, washed with apricot, and speckled and punctuated with purple.

Plant 'Apricot' in dappled sunlight or partial shade, in humus-rich and moist soil. It looks wonderful alongside old roses or perennials with single flowers, such as columbines, centaureas, astrantias, or meadow rues. This robust variety will flower for a long time in a large pot on a patio. This magnificent plant, as wild as it is romantic, also pairs well with perennial geraniums, heucheras, and the feathery foliage of ferns in light woodlands. Take advantage of this wonder by creating sumptuous bouquets for your home.

Attention! The seeds are reserved for highly experienced gardeners accustomed to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust and barely visible to the naked eye.