Digiplexis ILLUMINATION� 'Flame' PPAF

Digiplexis ILLUMINATION® 'Flame' PPAF

Digiplexis ILLUMINATION® 'Flame' Tender Foxglove

Common Name: Tender Foxglove

A breakthrough new genera! Illumination® ‘Flame’ was one of the most talked about new perennials when it debuted at the California Spring Trials in April 2013. It was a novel new plant that people had never seen: a cross between hardy Digitalis purpurea and its tropical relative Isoplexis canariensis from the Canary Islands.

This tropical looking beauty is one the longest blooming plants we offer, with its sterile flowers appearing from late spring to frost, so retailers can count on sales all season long and gardeners will see flowers all season.

Spikes of flaming magenta pink flowers with ripe cantaloupe orange, magenta speckled throats are borne all the way around the stems above sizeable rosettes of broad, glossy, dark green leaves.

If you live in a place that is colder than zone 8, expect Digiplexis to be an annual.

Height:

3.0 Feet

Spread:

1.5-2.0 Feet

Hardiness Zones:

Flower Color:

Pink shades

Foliage Color:

Green shades

Sunlight:

Full Sun (> 6 hrs. Direct Sun) Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun)

Water Requirements:

Average Water Needs Consistent Water Needs

Soil Quality:

Average Soil Quality

Soil Chemistry:

Acidic Soil (pH < 7.0) Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)

Bloomtime:

Late Spring Early Summer Midsummer Late Summer Early Fall Mid Fall Long Blooming

Critter Resistant:

Deer Resistant

Growth Rate:

Rapid

Garden Style:

Patio Container Cottage Eclectic Prairie

Other Features:

Border Plant Container Cut Flower Easy To Grow Specimen Focal Point

Origin:

Not Native to North America

Digiplexis grows quickly when planted in full sun to part shade and average to moist, well-drained soil. It acts much like a Digitalis (Foxglove) in the garden.

Awards

American Garden Award -- 2014

Characteristics