Digiplexis Illumination Apricot - Digitalis hybrid

Digiplexis 'Illumination Apricot' is a new plant created by human hands, endowed with devastating beauty. This fabulous perennial, resembling a huge bushy foxglove, produces immense clusters of tubular and dentate flowers, displaying two shades of orange around a yellow throat speckled with brown. Its flowering is endless, and its vegetation more perennial and vigorous than that of the foxglove in our undergrowth. It is a very beautiful hybrid, obtained by the seed company Thompson and Morgan. Chimeric, exotic and colourful, this plant, although not very hardy, is already a star. It is grown in a cool and well-drained soil, in partial shade, in the garden or in a large pot on the terrace.

Digiplexis 'Illumination Apricot' is a plant of the Scrophulariaceae family, hardier than Isoplexis canariensis, but more vigorous, more floriferous, and more colourful than a foxglove. The mixing of these two species was made possible by their genetic proximity. It is a very fast-growing perennial that can also be grown as an annual. It develops a main rosette of 40 to 50 cm (15.7 - 19.7 in) in diameter, with lanceolate, thick, slightly villous, dark green, very shiny, and evergreen leaves. Other rosettes develop on the periphery of the plant. Leaves of smaller size also adorn the floral stem, the stalk of which is reddish-brown. The flowering extends from May-June to October-November, without interruption. Hollow but sturdy stems emerge from the rosette to bear a wide and dense floral spike, reaching 80cm (31.5 in) or even 1.20m (3.9 ft) in height, composed of a multitude of horizontal flowers, very open, with four petals (two large petals in a horizontal plane and two small lateral petals) fused only at the base. Each flower is a blend of apricot and orange, revealing a yellow throat speckled with brown and bordered by mandarin orange. The flowering is melliferous and nectariferous. This sterile variety does not exhaust itself by producing fruits, allowing it to flower tirelessly.

Showing perfect performance in mild and rather cool climates, this Digiplexis is a true edge plant that tolerates competition from other roots quite well. In the north, it should be planted in a sunny position, while in the south, it prefers partial shade. It can be planted at the base of hedges or shrub borders, where it will flower abundantly from spring to autumn. It pairs well with the blue bells of campanulas or the unusual Clematis 'New Love', the flowers of columbines, centaureas, or the small purple stars of asters in autumn. This sumptuous variety, with its very exotic charm, will allow you to enjoy its flowering for a long time in a large pot near the house, to be stored during the winter in cold climates.

Note: Please be aware that our young plants in mini plugs are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, repot and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14C° for a few weeks before installing them outdoors once the risk of frost has definitively passed.