Perennial of the Plantaginaceae family, native to Turkey, where it grows on dry rocky slopes, scrublands, and sunny calcareous embankments, at low and medium altitude.
It forms a rosette of gray-green leaves, densely pubescent, from which rise stems 40 to 70 cm tall, also hairy, bearing a rather loose spike. It is precisely this dense and woolly pubescence, present on all parts of the plant, that constitutes its most immediately recognizable feature and clearly distinguishes it from other foxgloves with light flowers.
The flowers are relatively large for the genus, from cream white to pale pink, strongly reticulated with brown-pink veins giving them a very particular parchment-like appearance. The lower lip, white and spread out, is noticeably larger than in neighboring species, which gives the flower an almost flared shape, uncommon in the genus.
In its natural habitat, its flowering extends from May to July.
It is cultivated in perfectly drained, poor to dry soil, in full sun. It is sensitive to winter moisture and benefits from being protected or grown in a pot under cold shelter in regions with rainy winters.