Digitalis Dalmation Purple

Common Name: Dalmation Purple Foxglove

Description:
Digitalis ‘Dalmation Purple’ is a compact and fast-flowering foxglove variety, producing elegant spikes of deep purple, bell-shaped flowers with intricate speckled throats. This stunning perennial blooms in late spring and summer, attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Unlike traditional foxgloves, ‘Dalmation Purple’ flowers in its first year, making it a quick and reliable choice for adding height and colour to garden beds, borders, and pots. It thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil. Deadheading spent flowers may encourage a second flush of blooms. This variety is a perfect addition to cottage gardens and mixed perennial plantings, offering both structure and charm.

Form:

• Shrub - Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: 60 – 80 cm
• Width: 30 – 40 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:

• Deep Purple with Speckled Throats

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots
• Bee Attracting
• Perennial (Often Grown as Biennial)
• Fast Flowering
• Suitable for Cottage Gardens
• Suitable for Cut Flowers

Toxicity:

• Highly toxic to humans and pets if ingested (contains cardiac glycosides)

Companion Plants:

• Salvia (Sage)
• Echinacea (Coneflower)
• Nepeta (Catmint)
• Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan)
• Heuchera (Coral Bells)