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Very hardy Very hardy (colder than -20°C) H1a H1b H1c H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Where it was planted 2 gardens ----------- - ![A timber raised bed garden features a rusted metal sculpture, a round water feature, and purple, pink, and white flowers with ornamental grasses.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f6fdf2ff-0d38-49ee-9155-f1c16e22c1b6/conversions/20260528_131048519_iOS-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/pulse) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-gilt-medal/icon.webp) Silver Gilt Medal Scone Palace Garden Fair 2026 Pulse Lucy Morton, Adrian Burrows - ![A vibrant show garden features a curving timber path with an abstract metal sculpture nestled among lush plantings of pink roses, purple alliums, and red poppies.](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/b960b634-e7b4-4a2e-8f0d-3ec52bacee69/conversions/IMG_2600-gallery.webp) [](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/parkinsons-uk-a-garden-for-every-parkinsons-journey) Show Garden ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-silver-medal/icon.webp) Silver Medal ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/awards/rhs-peoples-choice-best-show-garden/icon.webp) People's Choice Best Show Garden 360° tour 360° tour available RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 Parkinson's UK - A Garden for Every Parkinson's Journey Arit Anderson Who uses it Designers & studios ------------------------- The people and studios credited on the gardens above, with how many of those gardens each worked on. ### Designers 3 - [ 1 garden AB #### Adrian Burrows Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/adrian-burrows) - [ 1 garden ![Arit Anderson](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/arit-anderson/profile_photo.webp) #### Arit Anderson Garden Designer aritanderson The National Garden Scheme ](https://gardensdb.com/people/arit-anderson) - [ 1 garden ![Lucy Morton](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton/profile_photo.webp?v=ca288a5a-d934-4b20-b0ab-f50440527a08) #### Lucy Morton wetyourplantsltd Wet Your Plants Ltd ](https://gardensdb.com/people/lucy-morton) Show all 3 designers Good company Often planted with -------------------- Plants that share a plant list with Digitalis purpurea var. alba, ranked by how many gardens combine them. [ Browse all plants ](https://gardensdb.com/plants) - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0764d44f-75e1-41de-8cd9-93bfa741f9e4/conversions/aquilegia-black-barlow-card.webp) Aquilegia 'Black Barlow' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/aquilegia-black-barlow "Aquilegia 'Black Barlow'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4922b17f-252d-47bc-a620-aa2199f14a5d/conversions/astrantia-major-star-of-a-billion-card.webp) Astrantia major 'Star of a Billion' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/astrantia-major-star-of-a-billion "Astrantia major 'Star of a Billion'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/180f78b9-2256-4c08-b3ff-620199103f90/conversions/calamagrostis-acutifolia-karl-foerster-card.webp) Calamagrostis × acutifolia 'Karl Foerster' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/calamagrostis-x-acutifolia-karl-foerster "Calamagrostis × acutifolia 'Karl Foerster'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/4671c0ad-341f-4f83-a55d-5aff9239b412/conversions/deschampsia-flexuosa-tatra-gold-card.webp) Deschampsia flexuosa 'Tatra Gold' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/deschampsia-flexuosa-tatra-gold "Deschampsia flexuosa 'Tatra Gold'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/e0b6571b-1450-4d91-93c9-044f8c731ee4/conversions/erigeron-glaucus-sea-breeze-card.webp) Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/erigeron-glaucus-sea-breeze "Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c49565ef-a1e2-45ca-b47f-d9d8ffe81125/conversions/geum-mai-tai-card.webp) Geum 'Mai Tai' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/geum-mai-tai "Geum 'Mai Tai'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f60cd6fb-2a62-4e4a-bae9-470733c72d46/conversions/mucuna-pruriens-card.webp) Mucuna pruriens 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/mucuna-pruriens "Mucuna pruriens") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/716b2d94-ef28-49af-8b8d-4c1381631e71/conversions/nepeta-faassenii-card.webp) Nepeta × faassenii 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/nepeta-x-faassenii "Nepeta × faassenii") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/c8b61714-f7ac-40d4-a146-19b15dad5fa3/conversions/peonies-card.webp) Paeonia spp. 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/paeonia-spp "Paeonia spp.") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/180d11a3-5dd5-4add-b272-c959b39ec404/conversions/panicum-northwind-card.webp) Panicum virgatum 'Northwind' 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/panicum-virgatum-northwind "Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/0129b1fe-ec53-4d14-afee-5c11351e380d/conversions/roses-card.webp) Rosa spp. 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/rosa-spp "Rosa spp.") - [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/7fd5be41-9505-44c1-9878-43d5a9e3aefd/conversions/stipa-tenuissima-card.webp) Stipa tenuissima 1 garden together ](https://gardensdb.com/plants/stipa-tenuissima "Stipa tenuissima") ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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