Dalmatian Peach Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach') is a beautifully refined, compact foxglove that captures all the classic cottage-garden romance of this beloved woodland perennial in a distinctly softer, more intimately scaled form — producing elegant, densely packed spikes of large, tubular blooms in a gorgeous, warm peach to soft apricot tone with characteristic darker spotting in the throat that creates a layered, sophisticated color effect of remarkable depth and warmth. The Dalmatian series is bred specifically for compact stature and early flowering relative to standard foxgloves, making 'Dalmatian Peach' particularly well-suited to smaller gardens, front-of-border placement, and container arrangements where the full romantic beauty of foxglove blooms can be savored up close without the towering scale of the full-sized species. Each spike is densely packed with generously sized blooms, delivering a concentrated floral display of real presence and classic, timeless appeal.

This professional-grade 4" plant arrives with a healthy, well-established root system cultivated through professional horticultural practices — ready to establish and develop toward its spectacular bloom display. 'Dalmatian Peach' performs magnificently in cottage gardens, woodland-edge plantings, mixed perennial borders, and partly shaded garden spaces where its soft, warm peach tones create a gentle, luminous glow against green foliage and natural woodland companions. It is particularly stunning combined with soft blue salvias, white astrantias, pale lavender geraniums, and silver-leaved plants for a refined, romantic color palette of enduring cottage-garden appeal and genuine seasonal beauty.

• Warm Peach & Apricot Tubular Blooms with Spotted Throats: Large, densely packed, elegant tubular flowers in warm peach to soft apricot with characteristic darker interior spotting create a layered, sophisticated color display of real warmth, depth, and classic foxglove beauty — a softer, more romantically refined alternative to the bold purple-pink of the standard species.
• Dalmatian Series Compact Early-Flowering Form: Bred for significantly more compact stature and earlier flowering than standard foxgloves, the Dalmatian series delivers the full romantic foxglove experience in a smaller footprint — perfectly scaled for front-of-border placement, smaller gardens, and container arrangements where the blooms can be fully appreciated.
• Classic Cottage-Garden Woodland Elegance: Few plants embody the romantic spirit of the English cottage garden and woodland edge more authentically than foxglove — 'Dalmatian Peach' delivers that timeless, beloved aesthetic in a warm, luminous color palette that integrates with equal grace into traditional and contemporary garden designs.
• Bumblebee & Hummingbird Specialist Plant: The large, tubular flowers are precisely scaled for bumblebees and hummingbirds — both of which enter the bloom tube to reach the nectar — providing an intimate and ecologically valuable wildlife interaction that makes foxgloves among the most engaging plants in the ornamental garden.
• Biennial to Short-Lived Perennial with Self-Seeding: Behaves as a biennial or short-lived perennial, flowering in its second year and self-seeding freely in suitable conditions — perpetuating a self-sustaining cottage-garden colony that ensures the foxglove display returns with charming reliability season after season.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in partial shade to full sun with fertile, consistently moist, humus-rich soil; performs best with protection from intense afternoon sun in hot inland climates. Water regularly, keeping soil consistently moist. USDA Hardiness Zones 4–9; behaves as a biennial or short-lived perennial — typically flowers in the second year, then self-seeds to perpetuate the planting. Mature height: 24–36 inches in bloom; spread: 12–18 inches. Bloom time: late spring through midsummer. Caution: all parts of this plant are toxic if ingested — keep away from children and pets.