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Digitalis obscura Dusky Maid

Common name: Sunset Foxglove

Unique Spanish variety to bring exoticism into your garden

-5 to -10°C
Good Cut Flowers
Good for Pollinators

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Young Plants
3 for £14.00
just £4.67 each
5 for £16.00
just £3.20 each
10 for £20.00
just £2.00 each
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Digitalis are instantly recognisable flowers, yet Digitalis obscura ‘Dusky Maid’ is just a little bit different. Looking rather like an elusive orange Penstemon, this is in fact a rather unusual Spanish Foxglove. Flowering for much longer, from June right through to September and making an extended statement in your garden with fiery hues adding eye catching interest to borders, woodland edges and strategically placed containers. Many strong, upright, branching stems are laden with the stunning orange-russet spires, suspended over neat clump forming foliage. A real sight to behold either indoors in a vase or in the garden – where pollinators will feast on the nectar. As a woodland plant, Digitalis obscura ‘Dusky Maid’ prefers to be grown in moist, well-drained soil in sun or partial shade. Reaching an approximate height of 1.2m and spreading up to 50cm, this hardy (H4), semi-evergreen perennial will not need additional winter protection unless temperatures fall below -10°C.
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Key Information
Latin Name Digitalis obscura 'Dusky Maid'
Common Name Sunset Foxglove
Hardiness H4 (-5 to -10°C)
Colour Orange
Type Perennial
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 1.20 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
Soil Conditions Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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