This first year flowering perennial foxglove received high scores in German trials. It ranked well due to its strong growth habit, floridity, and intensely colored flowers. Deep lavender purple flowers with heavily spotted maroon throats are produced all the way around the stems in early summer. The basal foliage forms a compact clump and the plants are well-branched.
Digitalis forms large rosettes of downy, green, oblong leaves from which numerous flower spikes emerge. It looks especially nice when planted along fences, at the wood’s edge, or in large containers.