Digitalis thapsi 'Spanish Peaks'

Foxgloves are the quintessential English cottage garden plant. Most are biennials or short-lived perennials that self-sow like crazy and grow happily in any reasonably fertile soil in sun or shade. Deer and rabbit resistant.

'Spanish Peaks' is a true perennial foxglove with beautiful raspberry-rose flowers. It is more compact than the traditional foxglove but otherwise looks quite similar. This evergreen is easy to grow in dry, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Do not grow near Digitalis purpurea as plants will hybridize. Reportedly performs well in hot, humid climates.

WARNING: all plants of this plant are highly toxic

Zones: 3 to 9
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Type: Perennial
Height: 18 to 24 in.
Spread: 12 to 18 in.
Exposure: Full Sun to Shade
Soil Conditions: Well-drained, average
Bloom Time: June to August
Bloom Color: Rose-pink
Native Range: eastern Portugal to western and central Spain

Image Credits:

• Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons