Digitalis species can be biennial or typically short-lived perennial plants that develop a rosette of simple leaves. They are characterized by their bell-shaped flowers, which grow in slender, upright, often one-sided racemes.

Digitalis lamarckii Ivanina

Digitalis lanata is a perennial plant that grows upright, characterized by a rosette of evergreen leaves shaped like narrow lance heads. In summer, it produces a tall inflorescence adorned with cream or pale yellow blooms, each measuring approximately 2.5 cm in length and featuring brown veining.

Digitalis lanata

Digitalis lanata 'Café Crème'

Digitalis leucophaea

Digitalis lurida

Digitalis lutea is a clump-forming perennial that can reach heights of up to 60 cm. It features narrow, oval leaves that are mid-green and have a glossy appearance. Throughout the summer, this plant produces dense, leafy spikes adorned with trumpet-shaped flowers, each measuring up to 3 cm in length, which bloom over an extended period.

Digitalis lutea

Digitalis lutea 'Aurea'

Digitalis lutea 'Flashing Spires' (v)

Digitalis lutea 'Ray Holland'

Digitalis lutea 'Sarah'

Digitalis lutea 'Yellow Medley'

Digitalis lutea Brickell's form

Digitalis lutea floribunda

Digitalis lutea subsp. australis is a robust perennial that reaches heights of 60 to 80 centimeters. It features elongated, lanceolate leaves that display a vibrant green hue. In early to mid-summer, it bears vertical spikes adorned with small, tubular flowers that are primarily pale yellow, occasionally exhibiting faint red spots.

Digitalis lutea subsp. australis

Digitalis lutea subsp. lutea

Digitalis macedonica

Digitalis macedonica from Macedonia

Digitalis minima

Digitalis minor is a compact, semi-evergreen perennial that reaches approximately 30 cm in height when in bloom. It features a woody base and wrinkled green foliage, which is adorned with elongated silver-grey hairs concentrated mainly at the plant's base. From spring through late summer, it produces upright flower spikes that showcase small, nodding, tubular blooms. While the flowers are typically pink, they can also be white, often marked with purplish spots on the interior.

Digitalis minor

Digitalis minor var. minor

Digitalis minor var. palaui

Digitalis nervosa

Digitalis obscura is a perennial subshrub characterized by its lanceolate to linear, glabrous, grey-green foliage measuring 8-15 cm in length. From late spring through midsummer, it produces racemes of flowers that range in color from rust-brown to yellow or orange-yellow, each measuring 2-3 cm long and featuring red veins and spots on the interior.

Digitalis obscura

Digitalis obscura 'Dusky Maid' is a semi-evergreen perennial that typically reaches a height of about 60 cm. It features a woody base and slender, grey-green foliage. From spring through late summer, it produces upright spikes adorned with nodding, tubular to bell-shaped flowers in hues of red, burnt orange, and golden yellow.

Digitalis obscura 'Dusky Maid'

Digitalis obscura 'Sunset'

Digitalis obscura dwarf

Digitalis obscura subsp. laciniata

Digitalis obscura subsp. obscura

Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate' is a slender perennial that grows up to 60 cm in height. It features soft, lanceolate leaves arranged in a rosette at the base. In summer, this plant produces tall spikes adorned with tightly clustered, tubular flowers in a light bronze hue.

Digitalis parviflora 'Milk Chocolate'

Digitalis parviflora Jacq. is a delicate perennial, reaching heights of up to 60 cm. It features soft, lanceolate leaves that form a rosette at its base. In early summer, it produces tubular flowers measuring about 2 cm in length, displaying a brownish-red hue with darker veins.

Digitalis parviflora Jacq.

Digitalis pink hybrids

Digitalis purpurea is a biennial or short-lived perennial that typically reaches heights of 1 to 2 meters. It readily self-seeds, producing a dense rosette of softly hairy, oval-shaped leaves. In the summer, it produces tall, one-sided flower spikes adorned with tubular, pendulous flowers that measure approximately 6 cm in length and feature distinctive spots on the interior.

Digitalis purpurea

Digitalis purpurea 'Apple Blossom' is a semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial that typically reaches a height of up to 60 cm when in bloom. It features a basal rosette of hairy green foliage. In late spring and early summer, it produces tall spikes adorned with tubular flowers. The lower petals are a soft pink-white, marked with darker pink spots, while the upper petals are a creamy yellow.

Digitalis purpurea 'Apple Blossom'

Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot Delight' is a semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial that can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters during its flowering period. It forms a basal rosette of hairy green foliage. In late spring and early summer, it produces tall spikes adorned with tubular, drooping flowers that display warm hues of peach and orange-pink.

Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot Delight'

Digitalis purpurea 'Bare Necessities'

Digitalis purpurea 'Berggold'

Digitalis purpurea 'Berygold'

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream' is a biennial or short-lived perennial that reaches a height of 1.2 meters. This plant features rosettes of grey-green foliage that persist through winter. During the summer, it produces elongated spikes adorned with cream-colored blooms, each marked with maroon speckles on the interior. Notably, the flowers emerge in the first year and are distributed around the entire spike rather than being confined to one side.

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream' (Camelot Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender' is a biennial or short-lived perennial that reaches heights of up to 1.2 meters. It features rosettes of green foliage that persist through winter. In summer, it produces elongated spikes adorned with pale purplish-pink flowers, each marked with maroon spots and white edges. Unlike many other varieties, this cultivar blooms in its first year, with flowers arranged symmetrically around the spikes rather than just on one side.

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender' (Camelot Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose' is a biennial or short-lived perennial that reaches a height of 1.2 meters. It forms rosettes of green foliage that endure through the winter. During the summer, it produces elongated spikes adorned with tubular pink blossoms, which feature maroon spots edged in cream. Notably, the flowers emerge in the first year and are distributed evenly around the flower spikes, rather than being localized to one side.

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose' (Camelot Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot White' is a semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial characterized by a rosette of soft, oval to lanceolate leaves. The robust stems can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters and are adorned with bell-shaped white blossoms featuring red-spotted throats. This variety is known for its dependable flowering in the first year.

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot White' (Camelot Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Campanulata Alba'

Digitalis purpurea 'Campanulata'

Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain Peach' (Candy Mountain Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain Rose' is a biennial or short-lived perennial characterized by rosettes of deep green, oval foliage. The plant produces flower spikes that can reach heights of 1.2 meters, adorned with upward-facing, bell-shaped blooms in a rose-pink hue. These flowers feature lighter throats that are marked with darker spots.

Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain Rose' (Candy Mountain Series)

Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain' is a semi-evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial that can reach heights of up to 140 cm during its flowering phase. It features a basal rosette composed of hairy green foliage. In late spring and early summer, this plant produces tall spikes adorned with tubular flowers that face upwards, showcasing a magenta-pink hue with speckled white and pink throats.

Digitalis purpurea 'Candy Mountain'

Digitalis purpurea 'Chedglow' (v)

Digitalis purpurea 'Cream Carousel' is a biennial or a short-lived perennial that reaches up to 75 cm in height when in bloom. It features elongated, dark green leaves that provide a lush backdrop. From mid to late summer, tall spikes emerge, adorned with tubular flowers that are creamy white and have purple spots at the throat, arranged around the stems.

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