Foxglove Suttons Apricot

Noted for its unusual color, Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' (Common Foxglove) is a semi-evergreen biennial boasting large, upright spikes of soft apricot-pink, bell-shaped flowers with pale ivory spotted throats. Blooming profusely in early to midsummer, the flowers are attractive to hummingbirds, which hover near the tubular blossoms, and to birds that flock to the seedheads in the fall. Buy Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' from Sarah Raven: A lovely soft pink foxglove which flowers at the same time and looks beautiful with peonies in June.

Bees and butterflies love them too. Individual flowers resemble the snipped off fingers of a glove, hence the common name of foxglove. Genus name comes from the Latin digitus meaning "finger" for the flower shape.

Specific epithet means purple. 'Sutton's Apricot' features pale apricot. foxglove 'Sutton's Apricot' A semi-evergreen biennial or occasionally a short-lived perennial, to 1.5m tall, with lance-shaped soft green leaves and large, erect flower spikes of apricot-pink tubular flowers, each 4cm long, produced in early summer.

I offer the original strain of this lusciously hued foxglove that was introduced soon after 1900. It is uniquely beautiful in the late spring border, combined with oriental poppy Princess Victoria Louise's delicate salmon color, with buff-colored roses, and masses of violet sweet rocket. Self.

This beautiful variety's muted apricot tones enable it to mix in with almost any colour scheme. In early summer, Foxglove purpurea 'Apricot' bears tall flower peaks above rosettes of coarse green foliage. Although it is a short-lived perennial, Digitalis will gladly seed itself throughout your garden, increasing its population year after year.

Towering spires of peachy blooms. This foxglove is the most elegant blush pink with apricot undertones. Loved by the bees, it will bring whimsical charm to the early summer garden and looks fantastic in floral displays.

Note: The seeds and all parts of this plant are poisonous. Foxglove 'Sutton's Apricot' blends well with many other perennials in the June garden. It makes a good companion plant for warm-colored roses.

Try it with Penstemon strictus, Campanula persicifolia 'Alba' or Hesperis matronalis. Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' plant details Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial or perennial with green foliage. In spring and summer pink flowers emerge.

Features fuzzy texture. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot' produces tall, elegant flower spikes adorned with soft apricot-pink tubular blooms, each marked with maroon spotting inside the throat.

These flowers open gradually from the base upwards, providing a long-lasting display from early summer. This semi-evergreen biennial, occasionally perennial, reaches up to 1.5m (5ft) in height and features lance.

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