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Plantaginaceae
Digitalis Grandiflora
Digitalis grandiflora
Healing and caution.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Digitalis
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 0.6-1 meter
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, humus-rich
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Unlike the common foxglove which is biennial, Digitalis grandiflora is a true long-lived perennial.
- All parts are highly toxic, containing cardiac glycosides that can be fatal if ingested.
- The compound digitoxin from foxgloves revolutionized heart medicine when discovered in the 1700s.
- Bumblebees enter the tubular flowers and must push past spotted markings that guide them to nectar.
- The name 'digitalis' comes from Latin 'digitus' meaning finger, as flowers fit neatly over a fingertip.
Color meanings
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Healing
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A wish
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Insincerity