From 3.1k real designs
What to plant with Digitalis
These are what gardeners actually planted. We measured every Sow design containing Digitalis and ranked the plants that turn up alongside it far more often than chance would explain.
Used together in 96 designs — 13.68× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–8 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; fills in front of Digitalis.
Used together in 1.2k designs — 10.66× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–7 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms early to mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Zones 4–7Care & prices →
Used together in 49 designs — 10.54× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 5–8 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Used together in 233 designs — 10.48× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 5–8 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Used together in 180 designs — 10.34× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–7 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms early summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Zones 4–7Care & prices →
Used together in 128 designs — 9.74× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–9 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Used together in 59 designs — 8.57× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 5–9 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Used together in 342 designs — 8.39× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–9 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to early fall to Digitalis's late spring; adds height behind Digitalis.
Used together in 156 designs — 8.2× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–9 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring; adds height behind Digitalis.
Zones 4–9Care & prices →
Used together in 65 designs — 8.14× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–7 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms early summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Zones 4–7Care & prices →
Used together in 55 designs — 8.03× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 4–9 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun.
Zones 4–10Care & prices →
Used together in 945 designs — 8.03× more often than this plant appears in gardens generally.
Why it works: shares Zones 5–9 with Digitalis; wants the same full sun; blooms mid-summer to Digitalis's late spring.
Method: we counted every Sow design containing Digitalis (3.1k of them), then scored each other plant by how much more often it appears in those designs than in designs generally (lift), requiring at least 40 shared designs. Ranking by lift rather than raw count is what stops the list collapsing into “the most popular plants”.
Digitalis pairing questions
What should I plant with Digitalis?
Across 3.1k real garden designs containing Digitalis, the partner that shows the strongest affinity is Lady's Mantle — it appears alongside Digitalis far more often than its overall popularity would predict. The full ranked list is above.
How was this companion list decided?
From data, not opinion. We looked at every Sow design containing Digitalis and measured which other plants appear with it more often than chance would explain (a lift score), requiring at least 40 shared designs so nothing here is a small-sample fluke. That is why the list reads like a coherent planting palette rather than a list of bestsellers.
Do companion plants need the same conditions as Digitalis?
Yes — that is the first filter. A companion has to share the hardiness range and light exposure, or one of the two will struggle. Each entry above states the zones it shares with Digitalis and whether it wants the same light; pairings that differ in bloom time or height are noted, because that contrast is usually the point.
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