Digitalis laevigata Sarcococca thriving for us since 2008

thriving for us since 2008

The edible tubers

Not only do the evergreen triangle-shaped green leaves have nice silver patterns and an anise-like fragrance

This boxwood cousin has even garnered the Royal Horticulture Society's highest award

Comptonia hails from Canada south to northern Georgia

Digitalis laevigata Sarcococca thriving for us since 2008We 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.