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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Digitalis 'Waldigone' PP 20,937
Goldcrest Foxglove
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available DigitalisItem #: 8385
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Digitalis 'Goldcrest') Digitalis 'Waldigone' is an introduction from British plant breeder David Tristram. This cross of the perennial Digitalis grandiflora and the woody Digitalis obscura produced a nice clump-former adorned with small, glossy, evergreen foliage that is topped throughout the summer with 18" branched spikes of large, hummingbird-attracting, apricot flowers, each highlighted by interior brown specks. Unfortunately, the plant was christened 'Waldigone' but is sold under the invalid name 'Goldcrest'...I'll be glad to loan my copy of "The International Code of Nomenclature" if that would help the EUPOV office and breeders understand how to properly name plants.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Digitalis
Flower Color: Orange/Peach , Yellow/Gold
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Xeriscaping Plants