Digitalis 'Firebird' orchid-dahlia-tubers-uk it attracts bees and butterflies

it attracts bees and butterflies throughout summer

and long-lasting appeal year after year

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dark buds open into elegant

Digitalis 'Firebird' orchid-dahlia-tubers-uk it attracts bees and butterfliesDigitalis 'Firebird' is a foxglove with warmth, drama and a very pleasing sense of occasion. From summer into early autumn, dark stems rise to around 90cm, carrying tubular rose pink flowers with pale orange throats. The contrast is rich without being loud, rather like sunset caught in a border and persuaded to stay a while. Digitalis 'Firebird' has a strong upright habit, giving planting schemes height and structure, while its unusual colouring