Digitalis - Foxglove

Common in gardens and in the wild, usually as garden escapes, Digitalis, a genus of around 20 species of biennials and perennials once confined to Eurasia and North Africa, now occurs through most of the temperate world. Foxgloves form a basal clump of rather coarse, often elliptical and heavily veined leaves, from the centre of which emerge upright flower stems carrying smaller leaves and many downward-facing, 4-lobed, bell-shaped flowers that open progressively upwards along the spike. Most bloom from late spring into summer in pink, purple or yellow shades. Digitalis was widely used in the production of heart drugs that are now mostly synthesized.

Plant Genera:   A–B   C–D   E–G   H–J   K–M   N–P   Q–S   T–Z

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