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Plantaginaceae
Common Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Magic and ambition.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Digitalis
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia, Northwestern Africa
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- biennial
- Height
- 3-5 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- biennial
Did you know
- Foxglove is the source of digitalis, a life-saving heart medication that was first described by Dr. William Withering in 1785.
- The spotted patterns inside each bell-shaped flower serve as nectar guides, directing bumblebees deep into the throat.
- All parts of the plant are highly toxic; ingesting just a small amount of leaf can cause fatal heart arrhythmias.
- The name foxglove may derive from 'folk's glove,' referring to fairy folk in Celtic mythology who supposedly gave the flowers to foxes.
- A single foxglove plant can produce over one million seeds, though each seed is tiny, barely larger than a grain of sand.
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ambition
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