Café Crème is an elegant and alluring beauty. Dense evergreen rosettes of deep green lanceolate leaves give way to spikes of orchid-like blooms with an intricate pattern of burgundy/bronze netting over gold, each with a downward curled, fuzzy, pure white protruding tongue. The strong stem is often darkly tinted red adding to its dramatic appearance. Also known as “Wooly” or “Grecian” foxglove, this species is native primarily to Eastern Europe, though it has naturalized to many areas regions of the world. Grows to a height of 24 to 30 inches and produces many stems which are well suited for use as cut flowers. Sun to part shade. Photo courtesy of Uprising Seeds.
Digitalis lanata ‘Café Crème’
Description
Café Crème is an elegant and alluring beauty. Dense evergreen rosettes of deep green lanceolate leaves give way to spikes of orchid-like blooms with an intricate pattern of burgundy/bronze netting over gold, each with a downward curled, fuzzy, pure white protruding tongue. The strong stem is often darkly tinted red adding to its dramatic appearance. Also known as “Wooly” or “Grecian” foxglove, this species is native primarily to Eastern Europe, though it has naturalized to many areas regions of the world. Grows to a height of 24 to 30 inches and produces many stems which are well suited for use as cut flowers. Sun to part shade. Photo courtesy of Uprising Seeds.
