This isn't a cultivar, but a synonym for D. ferruginea var. gigantea. I've read that it differs from the species more in the size of the ...Read Moreflowers rather than the size of the plant.
The soft flower color, a soft blend of apricot, burnt orange, and caramel, mixes tastefully with a wide range of other colors.
This biennial is easily grown here in eastern MA (Z6a) in full sun or partial shade. The easily transplanted evergreen rosettes are handsome their first season and all winter. The ramrod-straight flower scapes shoot up dramatically as much as 5' tall in the second or third season and contribute a welcome architectural presence to the border. After going to seed, plants die, but their dead flower stalks look good in the winter. Plants self-sow reliably here without becoming a weed.
Performance is best with more sun than needed by the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
A single plant in isolation may seem a little odd. A grouping of 7 or more looks much better. Plants take up little space. Great mingled with loose lower growing perennials.
This isn't a cultivar, but a synonym for D. ferruginea var. gigantea. I've read that it differs from the species more in the size of the ...Read More