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Digitalis purpurea |
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Foxglove, Finger Flower, Fairy Glove, Purple Foxglove |
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Western and Southern Europe
and Northern Africa |
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2-5 feet Erect plant with basal leaves |
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 Flowers large, pendulous borne in a one-sided
raceme 1-2 feet long, corolla 3 inches long,
purple or sometimes pink, white, rusty or
yellow, throat generally spotted, lobes ciliate. |
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Late spring to early summer |
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alternate, leaves rugose, somewhat downy, the
radical ones long-stalked and
ovate, the stem leaves short-stalked or sessile,
becoming smaller toward top of stem. |
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var. alba - White flowers, a good choice for brightening
the shade areas of the garden.
- 'Excelsior Hybrids - Flowers in pastel shades of pink,
mauve, yellow or white are borne all around
the spike, rather than on one side, 3-5 feet
tall.
- 'Foxy' - Can be used as an "annual", plants started in the
greenhouse will flower the first summer, 30-40 inches tall.
- 'Shirley Hybrids' - Many different flower colors, but the
flowers are borne on only one side of the spike, 3-5 feet
tall.
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Note: All parts of the plant are poisonous if
eaten as they contain the heart drug digitalis. |
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