Digitalis 'Illumination Flame' (Illumination Series)
Foxglove 'Illumination Flame', Digitalis 'Tomdigharpink', X Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame'
Digitalis Digitalis
'Illumination Flame' _ 'Illumination Flame' is a half-hardy, rosette-forming, hairy, semi-evergreen perennial with erect, dark purple stems bearing broadly lance-shaped, toothed, dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, upright spikes of bright pink flowers with broad, spotted, apricot throats.
Digitalis 'Illumination Flame' (Illumination Series) is: Semi evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette
All parts of the plant are highly toxic if eaten.
Apricot, Bright-pink in Summer; Apricot, Bright-pink in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Leaf spot , Powdery mildew Leaf spot , Powdery mildew
Cut back main flower spike as it fades to encourage a second flowering. Cut back to the ground after flowering.
'Illumination Flame' does not set seed. Divide carefully in spring.
Division
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Digitalis 'Illumination Flame' (Illumination Series) (Foxglove 'Illumination Flame') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.45m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland
Plant in almost any soil or situation except very wet or very dry. An ideal site is a humus-rich soil in part shade. Mulch in early spring. Protect from frost and cold temperatures. Lives longer than most Digitalis because it does not set seed.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Digitalis 'Illumination Flame' (Illumination Series)
Foxglove 'Illumination Flame', Digitalis 'Tomdigharpink', X Digiplexis 'Illumination Flame'
Digitalis Digitalis
'Illumination Flame' _ 'Illumination Flame' is a half-hardy, rosette-forming, hairy, semi-evergreen perennial with erect, dark purple stems bearing broadly lance-shaped, toothed, dark green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, upright spikes of bright pink flowers with broad, spotted, apricot throats.
Semi evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette
All parts of the plant are highly toxic if eaten.
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Apricot, Bright-pink in Summer; Apricot, Bright-pink in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Cut back main flower spike as it fades to encourage a second flowering. Cut back to the ground after flowering.
'Illumination Flame' does not set seed. Divide carefully in spring.
Division
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Digitalis 'Illumination Flame' (Illumination Series) (Foxglove 'Illumination Flame') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.45m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Woodland
Plant in almost any soil or situation except very wet or very dry. An ideal site is a humus-rich soil in part shade. Mulch in early spring. Protect from frost and cold temperatures. Lives longer than most Digitalis because it does not set seed.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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