Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Small-flowered foxglove, Digitalis parviflora ‘Milk Chocolate’, is a compact foxglove, bearing dense spikes of orange-brown flowers with a purple-brown lip. Its foliage is a rich, dark green, which provides the perfect foil for the striking blooms. A short-lived perennial, it’s perfect for growing in a mixed ornamental border or as part of a container display.
Grow Digitalis parviflora ‘Milk Chocolate’ in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Deadhead spent flower spikes and cut to the ground after flowering.
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Digitalis ‘Milk chocolate’ and wildlife
Digitalis ‘Milk chocolate’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is not known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
Is not known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators
Is Digitalis ‘Milk chocolate’ poisonous?
Digitalis ‘Milk chocolate’ is harmful if ingested.
