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Digitalis valinii Illumination Flame - Foxglove

Digitalis x valinii Illumination Flame ('Harkstead Flame')
Tender Foxglove

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All leaf tips are black or brown. Poor condition that I hope will not affect the growth of the young plant in the days and weeks to come.

Bruno, 29/04/2019

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This Digiplexis is a hardy perennial plant that closely resembles a foxglove with its flowering in large clusters of red-pink-orange tubular flowers with yellow-orange throats. It is a very beautiful new variety, recently obtained by crossing a purple foxglove from our woodlands and the Canary Island foxglove (Isoplexis). Impressive, exotic, and colourful, it should be cultivated in moist, well-drained soil, in partial shade.
Flower size
4 cm
Height at maturity
1 m
Spread at maturity
50 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -6°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time February to May
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Description

Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame' is a new plant endowed with a flamboyant and devastating beauty. This not very hardy perennial resembles a foxglove with its immense spikes of small orange-red flames with an orange-yellow throat, but its flowering is endless, and its vegetation more perennial and vigorous. It is a very beautiful hybrid, obtained by the seed company Thompson and Morgan, from a foxglove and an isoplexis from the Canary Islands. Impressive, exotic and colorful, it is grown in a fresh and well-drained soil, in partial shade.

 

Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame' is a plant of the Plantaginaceae family, hardier than the 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 plant that can also be grown as an annual. It develops a rosette of 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20in) in diameter, with lanceolate, thick, slightly hairy, dark green, very shiny, and evergreen leaves. Smaller leaves also dress the floral spike, whose stem is brown-red. The flowering extends from May-June to October-November, without interruption. Hollow but sturdy stems emerge from the rosette to carry a wide and dense floral spike, composed of a multitude of horizontal flowers, very open, with a soft and flamboyant hue. Each flower is a gradation of fuchsia and orange, revealing a yellow throat speckled with soft orange and bordered by bright pink. The flowering is melliferous and nectariferous. This sterile variety does not exhaust itself in producing fruits, which allows it to bloom tirelessly.

 

Showing perfect performance in mild and rather cool climates, this Digiplexis is a plant that tolerates competition from other roots quite well.  It can be planted at the foot of hedges or shrub beds, where it will flower abundantly from spring to autumn. It pairs well with the blue bells of campanulas or Clematis 'New Love', the flowers of columbines, centaurea, 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 in a cold climate during winter.

Note: Attention, our young plug plants are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, replant and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, frame...) at a temperature above 14°C (57.2°F) for a few weeks before being planted outdoors once the risk of frost has gone.

 

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Digitalis valinii Illumination Flame - Foxglove (Flowering) Flowering
Digitalis valinii Illumination Flame - Foxglove (Foliage) Foliage
Digitalis valinii Illumination Flame - Foxglove (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 4 cm

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1 m
Spread at maturity 50 cm
Growth rate fast

Safety measures

Potential risks Plant may be toxic if swallowed

Botanical data

Genus

Digitalis

Species

x valinii

Cultivar

Illumination Flame ('Harkstead Flame')

Family

Scrophulariaceae

Other common names

Tender Foxglove

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference815741

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Planting and care

Digiplexis Illumination Flame is a perennial plant, not a biennial. It is easy to grow in the garden or in pots, planted in semi-shade in well-drained, ordinary soil, which is moist during flowering. It does not have any specific soil pH requirements, but excessive limestone or poor soils should be avoided. In winter, the soil should remain moist, but never waterlogged. It is a slightly hardy plant, up to -10°C (14°F) in well-drained soil, but its lifespan is rather short and its growth is very rapid. Therefore, it can also be grown as an annual plant.

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Planting period

Best planting time March to April
Recommended planting time February to May

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Woodland edge
Type of use Border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-draining, fertile, moist soil.

Care

Pruning instructions Cut the faded flower stalks as they appear to encourage flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time June to September
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Needs protection
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