Dalmatian Peach digitalis
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach'
RHS AGM 2015
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Pink, peach
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dalmatian Peach' digitalis (Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It forms a clumping plant 12 to 24 inches tall with pink and peach blooms. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Greater masterwort, and Brilliance autumn fern.