Appearance
''Digitalis parviflora'' is a short-lived herbaceous perennial or biennial. It grows to 60 cm . Spires of tubular rust-red flowers rise from downy rosettes of leaves in late spring and early summer.Naming
It was first described as a species by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in the first half of the 1770s. The Latin specific epithet ''parviflora'' means "with small flowers".Uses
It is cultivated as an ornamental, preferring a semi-shaded position with damp soil. The species and the cultivar 'Milk Chocolate' have won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.References:
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