Digitalis lutea

That's very nice. Can you persuade it to set seed true to the colour...

Not sure Steragram. It's a pretty little thing but you never know if these things are caused by stress/virus etc. We'll have to see.

I found this online so maybe there won't be any seed. Let's see in a few weeks.

Now let me introduce . . .

This pretty plant grows next to the patch of Digitalis lutea, but the leaves are slightly larger and a darker green in colour. The flowers are larger and blushed with pink – knowledgeable plantsmen give it a second look and ask "what's that?". My guess is that it's a cross between D. purpurea and D. lutea and it's unique to my garden. It's survived about four years including the harsh winter we've just had, it doesn't set seed but the plant is slowly increasing in size. This autumn I think I'll carefully try to propagate another plant by splitting a piece from the side of the original plant. I think I should give it a name . . . any ideas?
Posted by Celia Hart on Monday, June 28, 2010