Digitalis × fulva

Digitalis × fulva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Digitalis
Species: D. × fulva
Binomial name
Digitalis × fulva
Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Digitalis × mertonensis

Digitalis × fulva, the strawberry foxglove, is a fertile hybrid between Digitalis grandiflora and Digitalis purpurea.

Description

This perennial herbaceous plant reaches on average a height of 60–90 centimetres (24–35 in). The erect stems rise from a basal rosette of soft leaves. It has typical tall spikes of large tubular flowers. The color ranges from strawberry pink (hence the common name) to mauve. The flowering period extends from late spring to early summer. It prefers neutral or mildly acidic substrate and rich, moist and regularly watered soil, in full sun or in partial shade.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]

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