Digitalis laevigata Borinda Arisaema franchetianum 'Hugo' is a

Arisaema franchetianum 'Hugo' is a selection we made from a batch of flowering A

it first produces hundreds of small plants on the old flower stalk

The 20" tall x 3' wide evergreen clumps are topped with the typical 10" tall candelabra-like terminal sprays of large green bells in winter

frilly salmon-orange flowers

Digitalis laevigata Borinda Arisaema franchetianum 'Hugo' is aWe absolutely love Digitalis laevigata, a perennial foxglove species, endemic to the Balkan peninsula, which has thrived in our hot, humid, rainy summers since 2017. The 5' tall (yes, many references say 3' tall, but we don't let our plants read books) flower spikes open, starting in mid May (NC) with terminal spikes of tightly stacked, small, bronzy orange flowers. Well drained, gravelly soils yield the best results.