Digitalis x valinii Illumination Raspberry (Digiplexis)

Description

Hybrid Foxglove Illumination Raspberry

A hybrid of our native foxglove and the Canary Island foxglove, Digitalis x valinii Illumination Raspberry is a medium-sized, virtually evergreen, herbaceous perennial, with an upright, clump-forming, habit. The pointed, veined leaves, typical of foxgloves, are deep green, forming a basal rosette from which the flowering stems rise. Spires of trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of raspberry-pink and apricot, with slight freckling inside, are borne all round the branched stems for a very long period, from June to September. The flowers are exceptionally attractive to bees, including honey-bees, and butterflies. As hybrid foxglove Illumination Raspberry is sterile, it blooms for months rather than the few weeks of species foxglovesno incontinent seeding about, either! Not for the coldest gardens.

Site: Tolerates exposureSoil: Any moist but well-drained soil, preferably humus-richPosition: Best in partial shade; tolerates full sunSeason of interest: Early summer to mid-autumnHardiness: Borderline hardyHeight: 30 (75cm) Spread: 18 (45cm)