Digitalis Lanata Café Crème - Foxgloves
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Digitalis lanata ‘Café Crème’ is a foxglove with a wonderfully unusual look. Tall, upright stems carry tightly packed flowers in soft cream and white, each with a beautifully patterned throat marked and veined in warm bronze-brown. Dusky, softly textured buds add another layer of interest before the flowers fully open.
More understated than the bold pinks and purples of traditional foxgloves, ‘Café Crème’ is perfect for creating a sophisticated, naturalistic display. Its slender flower spikes rise neatly through surrounding plants, bringing height and structure to cottage-style borders, prairie planting and wildlife gardens.
The muted colouring is particularly effective alongside ornamental grasses, deep burgundy foliage and other softly coloured perennials. Bees are drawn to the tubular flowers too, so those intriguing spikes are likely to attract plenty of attention from both gardeners and visiting pollinators.
Supplied in approx. 1 litre containers.
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Grow in full sun or partial shade in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Water regularly while newly planted and during prolonged dry periods, taking care not to leave the roots sitting in waterlogged ground. Taller flower spikes may benefit from staking in exposed gardens. Cut back spent stems after flowering if you want a tidier appearance, or allow some seed heads to remain if you would like the plant to self-seed. Wear gloves when handling and keep away from children and pets, as all parts of Digitalis are toxic if eaten.
The species name lanata comes from the Latin for “woolly”, referring to the softly hairy character found on parts of the plant. Digitalis lanata also has an important place in medicine as a source of cardiac glycosides, including compounds used in the development of heart medicines. This potent chemistry is also why foxgloves should never be eaten.