Rebecca:
Years ago, I, too, grew several species of Digitalis. And I ended up with some garden-natural hybrids. I did grow D. obscura but never D. trojana so I wouldn't know what a cross would actually look like. But in looking at photos of both species, yours could very likely be that cross.
Joe
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--- On Wed, 5/19/10, Rebecca Lance <rlance@sonnet.com> wrote:
From: Rebecca Lance <rlance@sonnet.com>
Subject: Digitalis hybrid?
To: "Mediterranean List world" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 6:58 PM
I am wondering if anyone out there has any experience with hybridization of D. obscura. I love this plant and I believe that I have a chance hybrid of it in the garden this year. I couldn't remember if this list accepted attachments or not, so to see photos, go to: http://granitegardensrareplants.com/gardensThe plant has willowy leaves similiar to D. obscura, but growing in a rosette form, not the shrubby form I associate with D. obscura. Dark green with the wonderful burgundy stem of D. obscura. The flowering stem was erect, not nodding like D. obscura, and is quite tall. About 3 feet at present. A few years ago I grew a bunch of Digitalis, so it could have been anything EXCEPT D. grandiflora, which we do not grow. I was thinking D. obscura X D. trojana? Any ideas? The plant is simply
glorious and I will just die if it is not perennial. Rebecca Lance Granite Gardens Rare Plants www.ggrareplants.comSonora California, USA Zone 7-8
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