Digitalis purpurea Pams Split - Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea Pam's Split is a new variety of foxglove with stunning two-tone flowering, just like its remarkable relative, Digitalis Pam's Choice. More biennial than perennial, this plant produces several floral stems filled with cream-white bells, daringly revealing their intensely burgundy-spotted throats. While its flowering is a feast for the eyes in borders, its shorter habit allows it to make a stylish statement in a large pot on the terrace or in spectacular bouquets.

The Foxglove Pam's Split is a cultivar derived from Digitalis purpurea, a plant from the Plantaginaceae family.  It is a biennial to perennial variety, developing a large 45cm (18in) diameter rosette from spring, with pubescent, dark green, dentate-crenate leaves, the undersides of which are networked with ridges. They are covered in fine, light-coloured woolly hairs. In the second year, in May-June, up to 5 hollow but sturdy stems emerge from the rosette, reaching a height of 1.20m (4ft), bearing a very dense floral spike composed of numerous tightly packed tubular flowers. Each cream-white bell-shaped flower is split lengthwise, turned back to reveal a throat heavily maculated with rich red. The flowers are nectar-rich and nectariferous.

Plant Foxglove Pam's Split in full sun or partial shade, in humus-rich and moist soil, in the company of old roses or perennials with single flowers such as columbines, centaureas, astrances or meadow rues. This well-branched variety, with a moderately tall habit, will allow you to enjoy its flowering for a long time in a large pot on the terrace. This magnificent plant, as graphic as an acanthus, will also accompany perennial geraniums, heucheras, and feathery fern foliage in light woodland. Take advantage of this flower in the house as well, by creating sumptuous bouquets.