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Foxglove

     
 
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea

 

Colour: Deep purple
Flowering: June - July
Height: 24 - 48"
Blooms: Tall, leafy flowering stalk with soft, hairy,
bell-shaped florets
   

 

Foxglove    


 

Foxgloves are biennial or perennial plants and are native to the Mediterranean region.

They are also a source of digitalis prescribed by doctors to strengthen the heart and regulate its beat. Extremely poisonous!

 

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