Digitalis 'Serendipity'

orchid foxglove

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  A new and exciting foxglove, which produces a robust rosette of foliage from which an upright flowerspike emerges in summer. It grows to 1.2m tall and is clothed with curious, wavy-lipped flowers, which look more like orchids than foxgloves. A hybrid of Digitalis 'Saltwood Summer'. this is a stunning plant that is bound to become a talking point in your garden.These plants are mainly biennial so will flower in their second year and then die off.
  
  All parts of the plant may cause severe discomfort if ingested and contact with the foliage may irritate skin.
  
  
• Garden care: Ensure that the soil is kept moist in summer. After flowering cut back the flowered spikes to encourage more sideshoots. Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the plant in early spring.