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Common Fox Glove

Digitalis purpurea

2 Species ID Suggestions

Foxglove
Digitalis Digitalis
HemaShah
HemaShah 11 years ago
Common Fox Glove
Digitalis purpurea


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Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

When grown from seed, this biennial foxglove produces only a basal rosette of light green, oblong leaves in the first year. Flowers are borne in the second year in terminal, one-sided racemes atop leafy, 2-4' tall (infrequently to 5') spires arising from the centers of the basal rosettes. Pendulous, 2-3" long, tubular, funnel-shaped, dark rose-pink to purple (sometimes white) flowers with purple and white spots inside are closely grouped along each spike. Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds. Plant leaves are a source of the drug digitalis and are highly poisonous. A late spring bloomer that reaches its peak about the same time as roses begin to bloom. After flowering, plants can become somewhat scraggly by late summer, and, because they are biennials, consideration may be given to removing them from the garden as soon as they release their seed. Individual flowers resemble the snipped off fingers of a glove, hence the common name of foxglove.

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

I will agree with East End on the ID of this plant. I have this plant growing in my yard.

Mr. P
Spotted by
Mr. P

Upper Brookville, New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Jul 20, 2012

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